Mila's got more baggage than she can handle. Jamie's looking at a future she isn't sure she wants. Artie's running out of time to turn her life around. Mila, Jamie, Artie, and Olivia were best friends up until their sophomore year of high school. After a few minor falling-outs and a couple of major lifestyle changes, their quartet slowly disbanded and the four girls went their separate ways. But now, it's the summer after high school, and one of them is dead. In this average southern suburb, the three remaining girls feel like they're about to explode as they mourn their friend's death and try and figure out what to do next. How could anyone understand what they're going through? Why do people always think they know what's best for you? What do you do when you have nothing left to work for? As the quartet-turned-trio finds strange comfort in each other's company once again, they must also come to terms with the choices they've made, recognize who they've become, and, ultimately, discover who they're meant to be.

Mila is missing. Malachi is going to find her, no matter the cost.

A collection of short stories, all written by me, ranging in genre and theme. Please read the individual CW's or a/n's before each one!

Do people come into our lives by fate or chance? After her mother's death, Charlotte Miller's father decides to move her and her siblings to Las Cruces to be closer to their relatives. She's forced to leave her friends, boyfriend, and school behind. Even in a new area, she's unable to confront what happened to her mother on that fateful night. Gemma Nguyen has lived in Las Cruces all her life. She has many friends, good grades, and a seemingly perfect family. Not many people know that her family contains secrets and painful memories they must confront together. Both girls know they need to confront their inner demons with themselves and their families. But they find solace in their trips to the desert. With each other, they find empathy, connection, and something even greater. Maybe some things were just meant to be.