Love Is a Waste of Time

Nana has spent her whole life searching for a light strong enough to break through the darkness she carries inside. The boys she once trusted only led her into danger-into shadows filled with lies, fear, and the kind of scars nobody can see but everyone can feel.

Now she's trying to escape the past that still grips her by the throat. She just wants to breathe again. To feel something that doesn't hurt.

And then she meets him-the first boy who isn't dangerous, who speaks softly instead of shouting, who looks at her as if she's more than the damage she hides.
But to him... she's only a friend.

For Nana, that's the beginning of a new storm.

As her feelings for him grow stronger, the darkness inside her stirs again. Old wounds reopen, doubts whisper louder, and the fear of being unloved-again-threatens to destroy the fragile hope she's holding on to.

Because what if she falls for someone who will never fall for her?
What if she ends up alone one more time?

In a world made of flickering light and overwhelming shadows, Nana must face the truth:
This time, if she breaks, she may not know how to put herself back together
even though she already has suicidal thoughts and wants to kill herself all the time, which only makes everything harder for her.

But maybe-just maybe-there is someone who can save her.
Or she'll learn, for the first time, how to save herself.