Blood and Stationeries

Living in a house of smoke and empty bottles, Alyssa and Ted Hayes know one rule: don't let the outside world in. For Alyssa, that means leaning on the sarcastic wit of her best friends, Blake and Alessia, to mask the chaos at home. For Ted, it means hiding his pain behind long sleeves and a girlfriend who might not be who she seems. But when a school field trip requires a mother's signature they can't get, a small lie spirals into a web of deception. From the shadows under the shore bridge to the whispered secrets of the student council office, Blood and Stationaries explores the high cost of keeping it all together when your world is falling apart.