Collision || Zach Dempsey

col·​li·​sion
an act or instance of colliding
- Collision implies the coming together of two or more things with such force that both or all are damaged or their progress is severely impeded.

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Amara Padilla has always lived in the shadows, the overprotected cousin of Tony Padilla, the quiet nerd with too much sass for her own good, the girl who hides her loneliness behind sarcasm and shifts at Monet's.

But when Hannah Baker takes her own life, Amara is pulled into the storm Hannah left behind. She isn't on the tapes. Trusted with Hannah's truth, Amara finds herself standing guard beside Tony to make sure Hannah's story is told.

Then there's Zach Dempsey.
The golden boy, the athlete who accidentally gives Amara a bloody nose in the gym and somehow ends up in her life after that. What starts as reluctant tutoring sessions and sharp-edged banter begins to blur into something neither of them expected.

As Liberty High unravels in the aftermath of Hannah's death, Amara must balance grief, loyalty, and her own secrets. Because carrying Hannah's legacy means choosing who she can trust... and whether she's brave enough to let someone like Zach see the real her.

A slow-burn, opposites-attract romance set against the backdrop of 13 Reasons Why.