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

　　“Oh my gosh! Did you see that last bid!” I scream at the top of my lungs, sitting on the chair in front of Patrick’s desk.


　　“I told you it’s going to be great!” Patrick shouts back.


　　I can almost feel the excitement in the room, and the only thing that could make it better as Patrick wraps his arms around me from behind would have been if Mandy and I were still friends and she was here cheering with me.


　　“I don’t know how I am ever going to repay Mister Graham,” I say, feeling tears sting behind my eyes as I pick up the book from the desk and opening it up, running my hand over the signature inside. “He gave me so much when he gave me this book. This is going to be enough to get us our own place.”


　　“Cory,” Patrick says as he spins the chair around so that I am facing him. He takes the book out of my hands and gently places it behind me on the desk before he puts my hands on his hips. “Everyone wants to pick you up, because you are the light in our lives.”


Chapter 41