Open Your Eyes

"I look over and see a gorgeous girl step out. She has shoulder length brown hair that's slightly wavy with a side part and a braid on the left side going across her forehead. She is wearing a cold shoulder dress that ends higher in the front than the back and she has black wedges, probably three inches high. I have to force myself to stop staring when she turns back and looks at me, but I probably have an obvious blush."

Skyla hates reality. Everything about it causes pain, both physically and mentally, especially being forced to go to church on Sundays. That is, until Emery moves in to Skyla's tiny town one day. The two of them become close, quickly. Some would even suggest they are a little too close. At least, that's what their classmates whisper about.
In a small Texas town, how will a secret love play out? Will they prevail or is something darker in store?

Content Warning: there is mention of abuse, and eventually there will most likely be an abuse scene from Skyla's dad