"I hate you..I hate you. I hate you. I hate you! But I hate the way I don't hate you. Not even a little bit. Not even at all." His eyes welled with tears. I tried to look away but his gaze was like an addiction. "I'm sorry..I want to figure this out with you". 'You're not sorry'..my inner voice tells me. - Arley Rae was 16 when she met Asa Hayes. A 17 year old boy to beaten by his past. She herself had a past too. Will these two figure the world out alone..or might they just combine?