It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony... Mitchell Hughes is a very depressed 17 year old boy with no friends other then his blade and Piano. They are the only two things that understand him. He has been accepted into a gifted and talented school for his efforts in music. Darkness consumes his every thought all because of an incident that happened at his old home and school. What will happen when he meets a boy named Jerome who helps him every step to his recovery? WARNING: This book will contain some very triggering stuff. Read at your own risk.