“I have found you.” Was all he said as the blackness swallowed me. Ilea has been living with a secret that she knew nothing about, a secret so big that her whole life is being turned upside down. Torn away from her friends and thrust out into a world she doesn't understand; trying to find a way through the darkness isn't easy and discovering who she can trust will test this powerful young woman to her limits. Ilea's story is one of magic, love, distrust and betrayal. Will her secret destroy her or turn her into the woman she was destined to become?

Dedicated to an awesome co-writer! A/N: Synopsis- A boy is searching for his little adopted sister, when he realizes that's she's gone. All she left him was a note saying "sorry" repeatedly. The boy is the overprotective type of brother who will stop at nothing to convince her not to commit suicide. As their two different perspectives clash, will the boy's message hit home? Will she be saved or will disaster strike? Read to find out! Background information-We contributed both of our ideas for the prologue/epilogue. Between those two is a total of ten paragraphs, five each person. My paragraphs are in italics, while poeticpuppet's are not. I will be adding a chapter {2 paragraphs and then the epilogue} each time. We hope you enjoy reading because we put a lot of hard work into this and we've went through many revisions. It might get confusing at times because we used metaphors and figurative language, so feel free to comment and ask questions. Thank you so much! *When we upload all our chapters, see if you can find the hidden poem! Haha, it'll be pretty obvious.

Follow the story of a girl named McKenzie during her high school experience, re-told years later, when she’s asked to explain her adolescence. McKenzie wasn’t such an ‘average’ teenager, even in her own generations’ eyes. She was the type of girl to party all day and night long, have casual sexual relationships with men years older than her, and do loads of drugs. On top of that, she had to deal with a family that hated her. McKenzie spent her teenage years with no one but herself, and the people inside her head. She had to live through every day pretending she was normal, when she knew she was so far past sane it was unbearable to even think about. How long does it take for a teenage girl that has to deal with all that, to crack? Join McKenzie on her journey of thinking back, and remembering everything she wants to forget.