29 parts Complete MatureBillie doesn't like loud places, eye contact, or the feeling of being watched which makes high school feel like a battlefield. She has autism, a stutter that gets worse when she's nervous, and a growing fear that people only see what she struggles with... not who she really is.
But Olivia sees her. Always has.
Olivia is Billie's best friend sharp, kind, impossibly confident, and the only person who doesn't flinch when the silence stretches too long.
As their senior year unfolds, the girls face growing pressure: college, independence, labels, and the kind of changes that don't come with a warning.
When an unexpected betrayal shakes Billie's trust and her place in Olivia's world, she's forced to ask herself what does it really mean to be understood?
And when the world won't slow down for you... who stays by your side anyway?
A story about friendship, neurodivergence, and the quiet love that holds us up even when we can't say the words out loud.