The Start Of Something Old

This is a story about a group of friends and finding out the truth about the government and what is really going on behind the scenes. They find disturbing things around them and realize that the other side of the world is better, so they try to make their way out of this cruel side of the world. One of their friends ended up leaving the group. The question ends with what the solution is and why did the friend leave, reading the book. This is just the beginning of something fascinating