Cassidy Johnson, or CJ, had almost had it with her life. Currently living in her car with nothing else, she was already starving, thirsty, and depressed. She had nothing left. Until one day, exactly a week before she would plan to end her life, while getting beaten up behind a drugstore, someone could simply save her from everyone, including herself.

Melanie used to be a cutter. Every day, her foster brother, Skylar, draws beautiful scenes over her scars in Sharpie. But when things take a turn for the worse, Mel can't help but go back to her old ways. Can Sky save the girl he loves most from herself?

Sam has been stuck in a small, almost suffocating Texas town her whole life. With the help of her best friend Sulley and others, can she get over her past? Or will it come back to haunt her? And when a boy she never expected to come up to HER does, will it fix everything, or make more problems?

Brooke is the head cheerleader and the most popular girl in her school, with her best friend Courtney and Cheerleader posse. No one can bring her down. But what happens when she falls in love with the mysterious emo, Slayter? Will she sacrifice her friends for him or will they get rid of her before she gets the chance to decide? Confused and hurt, love struck Brooke chases the boy whose life she made hell. Finding herself and the real friends in her life, follow Brooke as she unveils the story behind the suicidal emo she’s so awed by. Did I mention he hated her?....

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.