My life has no meaning now. I know I can't take my own life so here I am. Walking doesn't mean you're going anywhere. Wandering doesn't mean you're lost. Breathing doesn't mean you're alive. So here I am, the walking dead. ●●●●●●●●●● Ever since Marissa lost her mother everything changed. Her life took a turn for the worst. Her father became a drug dealer and her rapist. With no one to help she continued to suffer in silence. She moved to Dolevira high where she was bullied. With a drug dealer and rapist for a father and ex boyfriend whom she owes her life to, her dream of becoming a world famous writer seems impossible despite the help of her favourite teacher. That is until there is a new guy in class and for the first time, she begins to feel something she never felt in a long time. Love. Not just from someone. Towards someone. ************* #33=Realistic fiction #02=Johannesburg #09=South African