10 parts Complete Vanessa is a selectively mute girl who's lived through many traumas, from the death of her mother, to withstanding the abuse of her father driven to alcoholism by his grief, the the latest occurance that has changed her entire life, and made her question her perception of reality.
When she met Hale, a boy who looked over her mutism, and truly took an interest in being her friend, and helping her, her life was made far more complex. She trusted him, and while he helped her trough the hardest point in her life, he may have made the next stage of her life even darker.
Written as a letter from Vanessa to Hale, this story recounts Vanessa's life while Hale was in it, and explains how he landed her in a treatment program for those who are mentally ill.
TRIGGER WARNING: This story may contain triggering content, including abuse, alcoholism, and other harsh subjects if you think this will trigger you please do not read it.