A thorn in the heart can cause a lot of damage. The pain is unbearable but if you pull it out then you might just bleed to death. When Xori moves 3,000 miles away from home for college she kisses Ash goodbye. But the pain in her heart is like a thorn. She is torn on what to do. Does she leave the love of her life for the joys of college, or does her college experience suffer because of this thorn? This story is previously known as Blooming