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

"We look like a couple." He smirked as he handed me my phone which now displays the picture of us together. "Yeah." I grinned. "A couple of friends." "Friendzoned." Someone coughed from behind. Imagine yourself walking home at around 10:00 at night carrying around grocery bags that your mom forced you to buy. Got it? Great. Now imagine being surrounded by four very shiny looking cars with no one around. Now if this happened to you, you'd probably cry or scream for help right? But being the smartass I am, I decided to throw my heels at them, and I guess that just pissed them off even more because they started roaring their engines at me... Meet Clair Anderson, your not so typical good girl. With her straight A results and unfinished homework one couldn't quite call her a nerd. The innocent look only hides the fact that she can throw a punch or two if needed. Nothing bizzare ever seemed to happen in her teenage life until that one fateful night changed it all. Races, drugs, bets, better buckle your seatbelts for one hell of a ride. WARNING: This story contains a lot of swooning, laughing and probably some grammar mistakes if I'm lazy af.