"Never call a girl a bitch," I glared into his eyes as he opened them, piercing into me, the bright blue drink I had just poured over him still dripping from his dark hair. "Or she just might act like one." I gave him one last sarcastic smile before pushing by him and walking away, practically strutting. Well, this year will be fun... • • • • Crystal Summers; a self-proclaimed expert in all things sarcastic and the human embodiment of destructive decisions. Trying to get away from her troubled past, she moves with her mom to California to start a new life, and potentially not screw this one up. There, she quickly meets Scarlett and Savanah, her new-found partners in crime, and her life finally begins to feel normal again for the first time in years. But she just so happens to also collide with the school's sexy, notorious jackass, Ashton Monroe.. and his pack of asswipes. She loathes him, and the feeling is mutual. But as the poets say, the line separating love and hate is a very thin one. And often times, when two people hate each other, it can grow into much more. Hopeless devotion, if you will... • • • • !!!TRIGGER WARNING!!! • slight mention(s) of suicidal concepts • substance abuse, addiction, anxiety, PTSD • sexual assault, domestic abuse • strong language and mature scenes • • • •

He was the bad boy. I was the abused girl from New York. He had the perfect image, the perfect life, he had everything I ever wanted. I had nothing. After Kaylie's mom died her father became an alcoholic. Whenever he got drunk, he'd abuse Kaylie. The only people who knew about her dad, was her Aunt Jean and Uncle Mike. Towards the end of summer, Kaylie's aunt and uncle forced her to live with them. She was happy though. Finally dad and abuse free. Dylan Whitestone is Rosewood High's bad boy. He never cared about grades, or let alone girls. But what happens when Kaylie, the new girl, catches his eye? Will all hell break loose? But every bad boy has a secret. And Kaylie is determined to find out what his is. How long can Kaylie keep her abuse story a secret? Who will go to the extremes to help her? Some people tend to forget that even the nicest and quietest people can have the darkest demons. Read along with Kaylie as she goes through the motions of life as an emotional and unstable teen. --------- If you are a fan of spelling errors and awful writing feel free to check out my book!