(DISCLAIMER: This story is rated TEEN.)
Nelson Eden, a fourteen year old boy, is a freshman. He is starting his first day of school. He needs to face the dreaded challenges of walking through the halls, surviving classes, and, oh god, making friends.
Nelson is very shy. He doesn't like talking to a lot of people because he has a secret: he is gay. For that reason, Nelson likes to stay by himself a lot, by avoiding everyone and eating only with his best friend, Yvonne Haughty, at lunch, just so he is safe from any conversation.
Although Nelson is very shy, he does like to join clubs, such as the book club, and the BETA club. He wishes for a successful future and hopefully a life where his secret does not go out to the world. He doesn't want anyone to hate him.
Vance Opal, another fourteen year old boy, is also a freshman starting his first day of school. He is excited to begin a new high school life and make new friends!
Vance loves to communicate to people like his friends and peers. He is athletic and loves his life! But...there's one thing that is stopping him from completely understanding himself.
He feels affectionate towards his same gender. But he has never told anyone. Not even his closest friends, because trust is hard when you have people in Clintville who are lunatics.
What will happen between these two boys when an accidental collision turns out to be the best decision ever made?
One road trip. That was all that it took to tear Zaavan Fleetwood and Vance Dallas's lives apart. It wasn't fair - walls are always built for a reason. The two smoking hot, incredibly athletic rivals were two of the most popular boys at school. If anybody got word of the dark and dirty secrets they were hiding, their lives would be over. But since when was life ever fair? Already on the path to destruction, a newfound battle with sexuality could be the final blow needed to destroy them. That is, if their secrets don't get them first. Because that's the thing with secrets - they tend to get out.
***TRIGGER WARNING! THIS BOOK CONTAINS CERTAIN THEMES ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESSES AND ABUSE THAT MAY BE TRIGGERING OR EXTREMELY UPSETTING.***
Started: April 2018
Completed: May 2019
Edited and re-published: August 2019