When Cory's father suddenly dies, his entire perfect world is torn apart. 
Gone is the loving mother, doting sister, lovely house, and the huge allowance. Instead, Cory needs to deal with the bank auctioning off the home he gave his first steps in, an illness that befalls his little sister, and the depression that's eating his mother alive. 
Just as it can't get any worse, Patrick with the golden-brown eyes, the infectious laugh, and the rich life eventually showed interest in Cory. The thing that Cory believed would have made his once almost-perfect world completely perfect now becomes his biggest fear as he tries to keep his new life a secret.
With juggling his depression, suicidal thoughts, and self-harm; Cory just doesn't know if the boy with the infectious laugh has a place in his life anymore.

"Out in the Wind"is not just the story of a teen who is forced to grow up sooner than any kid should. It is also a real story that happens to lots of people around the world on a daily. This is a story full of tears, sadness, hope, loss, faith, and love.

Out in the wind

　　“I’m okay. Really,” I say as I accept the bottle of water Patrick is giving to me.


　　“No you’re not. You fucking fainted. I really think you should go and see the school nurse,” he says as he again pulls his fingers through my hair, which in turn doesn’t make me feel like he is comforting me at all. It actually just makes me feel highly irritated.


　　“No really. I’m fine. I’m just a bit tired, that’s all. I haven’t been sleeping well,” I tell Patrick through gritted teeth. The last thing I need is a nurse telling me what I already know – I need some serious sleep.


　　“Why? What’s been going on? You’ve been totally ghosting me again as well,” Patrick says. “Does it have something to do with the family drama that went on?”


Chapter 19