"My heart ached when I realized that I wanted something I couldn't have..." Riley Palmer knows nothing except the dwindling will to survive, until he discovers a survivor by the name of Carl Grimes. -BEFORE OR AFTER READING THIS FANFACTION I WOULD RECOMMEND READING THE REMAKE OF THIS BOOK-

Emerson is miserable with his life. He’s constantly bullied, and his boyfriend, Matt, sides with his tormentors. When Emerson hides in the school’s boiler room to escape everyone, he doesn’t expect to find a journal. The journal looks simple enough, but inside, it contains the shocking story of a boy named Nash. As Emerson reads deeper into the heart wrenching words of Nash’s life, he is unaware that his life is about to change forever.