Content: sarcastic

Summary:

Finding the truth is like chasing butterflies, and 16-year-old Nova Harris is about to find out that nobody is exactly who they seem to be. Nova was content living in the protective bubble and musical haven she created with her best friend, Alex Pace. Nova’s living situation wasn’t nearly as pretty as the houses in her upscale neighborhood and being a 15-year-old junior wasn’t winning Alex any popularity points. Their plan at the start of junior year was simple. Stick together, get jobs, fix up Alex’s car, and embark on a cross-country road trip the day after graduation. Alex always said the open road was their artistic portal. Everything changes when Alex finally stands up to the belligerent boyfriend of Nova’s stepsister. Alex’s wounds don’t match the severe beating he takes and he refuses Nova’s help. It brings out a side of Alex she’s never seen before; one that causes him to fall in with a ‘rough’ crowd and cut her out of his life, leaving Nova to face the torment of her stepsister and her stepsister’s boyfriend alone. After Brandon Slater, a mysterious boy with a bad reputation, comes to her defense, he tells Nova that her deadbeat father sent him to look out for her, but insists that telling her why would put her in danger. Determined not to rely on anyone but herself, Nova fights back and uncovers an impossible truth about her family and the reason behind her best friend’s behavior. But it doesn’t end there. Something is slowly unraveling inside of Nova. Something nobody saw coming, least of all herself.

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Ignoring all suggestions to tone down the sarcasm and balance this a bit more, I have added another scene that, to quote Barry, I SWEAR TO GOD REALLY HAPPENED. The characters and events in this story are irritating. Any similarity to real persons, living, or better off dead, is fully intended by the author, who strongly suggests that said persons get a clue.

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