"She wasn't supposed to be here. She wasn't supposed to see my name on the list of effed up teens. She was not supposed to see my faults. And she, nor anyone else in my life, was supposed to know my story." ~~~ "I never thought he would be there. Sitting beside me, leg shaking, his once flirtatious eyes were now rimmed with tears. Bad boy quarterbacks were not supposed to spend their Thursday nights at group therapy ~~~~ A popular quarterback and notorious goody-two-shoes meet at a teen mental health support group. A support group both adolescents try hard to keep a secret. Levi is the school's quarterback, he's a stereotypical quarterback, except a bit dumber and a lot richer. His peers peg him as a self-centered jerk. Except the only thing he's ever done for himself included razors and a letter. Emery is the school's notorious good girl with her never-ending straight A's , constant grin, and flawlessly planned out future. However, her flawless future does not include a PhD..it includes being less than a size zero. But it's hard to see her struggle behind all her school success. ~~~ This story is to bring awareness to the stigma and misconceptions about mental illnesses and who can and cannot have one. I'm very excited! Also, due to shorter chapters, I'll update them in pairs (possibly twice a week.) But for sure I will update either Friday around noon or Saturday mornings

Welcome to River View Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre, or as its occupants like to call it, the IV League. The IV League isn't an elite class of private hospitals. It's a name that the patients adopted for themselves to make them feel better about their conditions. About their fate. Most inpatients spend their days wondering which will be their last. But not these five teens. Five teenagers being treated at the same hospital become the unlikeliest of friends and develop the strongest bonds. Each of them suffers from a different issue, but all of them are united by one common factor: facing the questions of life and death. They fall in love, break hearts, fight, experience life for the first time, suffer, and survive. For most people, a hospital is a place where life ends, but for them, it's where life begins. Five patients. One hospital. And this is their story. ••• Inspired by the tv show Red Band Society. Cover by @xtruebeautyx Trailer by @AliasLOVE //Unedited. Please bear with all mistakes.//

"He takes pleasure in seeing me cry. As he walked away he gave one more blow. I think I heard a rib crack." - Eden Holland. 16 years old, a junior at Echo Wood Highschool. Her parents are divorced. Her mother left her with her abusive father When she was 6, he wasn't always abusive. She hates every morning and every night. She has many secrets. Will she tell anyone? Will she share all of her secrets? - Sage Reed. 17 years old, a senior at Echo Wood Highschool. Town 'bad boy' who was suspended for a year. He has secrets of his own. - What will happen when the two meet? Will there be love and freedom? Or will there be more hurt and damage done? - "I swear, I fall in love more with you everyday." He says before kissing me. - *Mature content*