The Island of Hefe

"When I came upon the edge of the forest, I didn't even look up from the ground. I was pissed at Him, pissed at my mother, pissed at the world. Nothing ever seemed to go my way. I just wanted a friend. I mean, I had one. Since I was four, actually...

Until today, obviously. We've never had a fight that lasted more than a few hours. This one had already lasted... an hour and forty-seven minutes. I was getting anxious. I kept glancing around, at the forest, the gardens, the walls, like he was going to just appear out of thin air and come apologize. Of course, that wouldn't happen. He was probably packing his bags, not taking any of the pictures of me and him that are taped around the edge of his bedroom mirror. He was probably trying to completely forget about me."

Sixteen-year-old Kura's life has always been about keeping her image for the Hefe kingdom. Well, that's what her mother wanted her to do.

But when Kura's best friend Res disappears from her life, Kura has trouble coping with the loss. Even her boyfriend can't seem to heal her wounds. All of a sudden it seems as though Kura's life is crumbling through the cracks.

But a jump off a waterfall turns her life around. For a brief moment, everything seems crystal clear. Then the other side of the island interferes and Kura is falling all over again.

Is there a way for Kura to be happy again? Or will the opposite side of the island tear her away from her other half?