𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡. 𝐇𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭. Her clothes cling too tight and her attitude runs too sharp. She laughs too loud, wears too much yellow, carries far too much confidence for someone they think should take up less space. What most never notice is that it's all deliberate. A bright, blinding performance. A kind of noise meant to keep the world from hearing the quiet way her heart is breaking.

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 has never known anything but the misery of a hard life. Stuck with an alcoholic mother and haunted by the absence of a father who vanished long ago, she was left her craving the love she was deprived of. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬 is no less broken. perhaps even more so. He buries his past beneath a cold, distant exterior, numbing himself with substances when the weight on his shoulders threatens to crush him. The night their broken souls collide, it seems meaningless. Until Delilah figures out he's the new boy at her school, and somehow, against all odds, they start becoming a part of each other's lives in ways neither expected. But will it heal them? Or destroy their souls even more?

Three friends. Three heartbreaks. One messy, beautiful chance to start again. (Extended synopsis inside)

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Grace Roberts never really got over the crush she had on her childhood best friend. Even when he humiliated her on the first day of their freshman year, Grace has watched as he turned into someone she doesn't recognize and she still can't look away. As much as Grace wants to move on, something keeps pulling her back, and suddenly she wants to know what went wrong. Elijah Maxwell would do anything to take back what he did to hurt his childhood best friend, but it's far too late. He needs to earn his scholarship to Duke, make it to graduation and get the hell out of Rutherford before he can't. The absolute last thing he needs is for a familiar blonde to come back into his life searching for answers that could get him killed. Now, mere months away from graduating high school, Elijah has a big problem, and his basketball coach is convinced only one girl can help him solve it. What happens when Grace is forced to overcome her animosity towards Elijah in order to help him secure his future? Will Grace find the answers she is looking for, or something else entirely? Will Elijah be able to keep a safe distance, or will he get distracted? Can Grace save him in the process? Read "Saving Him" to find out. New chapters every Thursday.