WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY

Ivory Jones has faced the challenges of segregation all her life. Growing up in Birmingham, one of the most segregated cities in America, she keeps her head down and avoids socializing with all people that are trouble. It's 1963, and as racism gets worse in America, the risk of danger is rising rapidly for Ivory. Everything and everyone around her is crashing and burning, while she is forced to sit still and watch. Just when Ivory decides it's not worth living her painful life anymore.. Will a certain turquoise-blue eyed boy be able to save her?

To: Sadie Jane From: Wyatt You free on Sunday at 5? I think I've officially found the best place in River Station. Sadie Jane Carter wants to have the normal high school life with the parties, the classes, and maybe even a boyfriend, but none of that is really possible when she sleeps ten hours a day minimum and can't get herself to leave her house other than to go to school. She knows she needs help with her anxiety and depression but doesn't know where to look for it, and her vivid imagination takes the place of really living life. But when she meets Wyatt De Luca, she begins to learn that sometimes the first step to getting better is accepting a helping hand and finding the determination to keep moving. Sadie Jane and Wyatt will traverse the small town of River Station, Missouri in a unforgettable year of living up to high school stereotypes. First loves, second chances, and promises of someday will mark their time spent together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warnings: discussions of mental health and mature language Cover made by @spicemeup