Alissa also known as Lissa has had a hard life. Her dad left her and her mother when she was 3.she feels like she is the reason her mother has so much stress. The one thing that keeps her stable is her school life (most popular group), other family members, but most importantly her boyfriend jase and best friend mia.

A girl with Great Depression with her best friend and a love story mixed together will she survive? Will it get better?

(Sequel to the short story goodbye) Lissa has been gone for 2 years. She is now 18 and in her last year of high school. She is still upset about her mother's death but doesn't Show it she's turned into a complete bad ass,pranks on teachers,talks back,gets into fights,drinks,smokes and has one night stands. She's nothing like the old Lissa. She's gorgeous in all her leather attire ,she's sassy with her comebacks old,great in bed old her was a virgin,ruthless when someone messes with her or her new gang, and she's graceful on her motorcycle. She's the definition of a bad girl. What happens when Lissa goes back to Colorado?

Alexis, Nick, and Ruby come from very different backgrounds: Alexis has spent her life covering for her mom's mental illness; Nick's bravado hides his fear of not being good enough; and Ruby just wants to pursue her eccentric interests in a world that doesn't understand her. The three teens meet when they join Portland County's Search and Rescue. On their first mission, they are teamed up to locate an autistic man lost in the woods. What they discover instead is a dead girl. In a friendship that will be forged in danger, fear, and courage, the three work together to find the girl's killer-before one of their own becomes another victim.