The Jump That Left Me Stranded
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Last published Mon, Jul 13, 2020
When Grace Ballard jumped to her death from Mercury Overpass, the whole town halted to a stunned silence.
They halted to a stunned silence for all of a few weeks, before things picked up as normal. It's not the same for Natalie, one month in and she doesn't have a clue what drove her sister to do it. When Jenny and Oscar become a solid part of her coping unit - both dealing with untold sorrows themselves - the teens find a way to band together in a time of need. And in the big question, the one Natalie herself fears, is it ever possible to move on from the ones we love? Or will Grace's death take Natalie with her?
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