Cecilia Kee has always had problems. No, not the regular high school girl problems. She wasn't worried about homework, grades, friends. She wasn't even worried about a boyfriend. See, Cecilia has cancer. Brain cancer to be specific. A special type of brain cancer that affects the way she feels pain. And of course, given the weight of the situation, she hasn't bothered to explain it to very many people. But she doesn't mind the shadows. She certainly doesn't mind the secret. ><>< COMPLETED: 9/27/16 Highest Ranking: #29 in General Fiction

A girls response letter to her best friends suicide note.

"Give me ten days, and I can give you ten reasons not to die." Evan paused. "And if I can't change your mind by then, you can go jump off that cliff."

For eleven years, Oakley Farrell has been silent. At the age of five, she stopped talking and no one seems to know why. Refusing to communicate beyond a few physical actions, Oakley remains in her own little world. Bullied at school, she has just one friend, Cole Benson. Cole stands by her refusing to believe that she is not perfect the way she is. Over the years, they have developed their own version of a normal friendship. However, will it still work as they start to grow even closer? When Oakley is forced to face someone from her past, can she hold her secret in any longer?