Two weeks. Two awkward teens. One play. For Zoe and Zak, everything is on the line. With fourteen days to fix their stage chemistry, they've bitten off a bit more than they can chew. Zoe knows the only way to embrace the chemistry test is with an open mind. What she doesn't expect--her heart must be open, too. And acting can only get her so far.

How strong do you really need to be to hold strong even after your beliefs have been shaken to the core? How long can a dystopian society really hold together? More importantly, how long can someone who knows the truth manage to survive? Reticence is the city of introverts-the grand experiment to discover the secrets of the human mind in a world governed by scientists. In a world where seventeen year olds decide to live either inside or outside the Fence for the rest of their lives after a year of training, sixteen year old initiate Nebula discovers that her secrets have the power to take her life, and that the Choice may not be hers after all.