" how can i trust him now? " in which two yale students attempt to help each other through college, until one finds out the other has been hiding a secret.

He pursed his lips as if debating something. "I don't use social media. No twitter, no insta, Facebook or anything of that sort. Never really got into that hype." I tilted my head, twisting my lips, a slight bitter tone hitting my words. "Ok, that's cool. I should do the same. Social media does pull a drain on you." . . . College to Madison is a chance to dive into the adult world, an opportunity to escape high school and renew a start, and an acceptance into one of the most prestigious colleges in the United States, Yale, is all she could have dreamed of. With a whole set of new faces, she can leave her past behind, and much to her luck, in the first weeks of freshmen year, Madison is able to meet a new best friend: a boy named Nathan. But as she spends more time with him, stories don't line up, calls and texts start becoming fractured, and free time suddenly disappears. A white lie for one may spiral into a mess, but despite the clueless and heartbroken, it will take much more to break the bond.

We build our lives on the most unstable things; ice. All of us built our futures, our careers on ice, something that under pressure would crack. And for all of us, it cracked, and we fell through. He thought he was ready. The world thought he was ready. But apparently, he wasn't ready. NATHAN CHEN was set to win the gold medal at the 2018 Olympics, he had everything, the quads, the luck, the mental game. But at the Olympics, everything gave out. He was just an 18-year-old, with too much pressure on his shoulders. KIERRA YU was a shot in the dark. She came out of nowhere, with the ability to randomly and spastically throw quads. She had the so-called "full package." She knew what she was there for, to win. Yet she got distracted and too involved, and in the end, it lead to her downfall. VINCENT ZHOU was young and naive. He had never won, and going to the Olympics was honestly just for fun. He wished that he could be more, more talented, more skilled, more of everything, but he wasn't. Three athletes from the United States of America, three destinies, three skaters that fell short. 2018 brought failure, in all sorts of aspects, from skating to their love life. But all three are waiting for their redemption skate, the skate where they win. But jealousy, lovers, and exes never mix, and some will rise, and others will drown. Yet to move on they must all forget the past, learn to forgive, and give second chances. But to all of them they still question; Can you juggle a career and a relationship? And in a world full of secrets and lies, which one will rise, and which will fall? TRIGGER WARNING. DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE SUICIDAL, DEPRESSED, ANOREXIC, OR THIS MAY TRIGGER YOU IN ANY WAY.

NATHAN CHEN TEXTING! AU HTTPNCT | 2018