Maddie is living with her parents trying to make her dream as an artist come true. Her friends invite her over to a party but she is not expecting him to be there. Her childhood bully, Kyle Myre from high school. Something has happened and She can't leave this party. No one can leave this party. They are all stuck there together.

"I didn't know you had friends like Isaac," Willa said in greeting. "I don't," muttered Jared. Isaac rolled his eyes. "Yeah, you don't. You have //one// friend like Isaac." His voice turned into this stupid mock whisper and he leaned towards Jared conspiratorially. "It's me, by the way."

bal-co-nee-al ; of or referring to a balcony \\ in which a cynical girl and a disastrously (self-characterized) aromantic psychology student have daily discussions between neighbouring balconies \\ #1 in short story june & july 2k15 \\ book 1