Holding Back

Daizi Carline, a girl of sixteen, is set with her life. Her family is settled and happy, her grades are better than the vast majority of her classmates, and she has a best friend who will never let her go. The only let down would have to be her school. Daizi has never been a big believer in love, which doesn't really allow her to fit in, in stark contrast to her best friend, Hadli McMillan. The very epitome of popularity and good looks, Hadli has people falling for her left and right. Be that as it may, she's been there for Daizi through hell and back, and Daizi can't help but be grateful for her. Until a certain someone comes and ruins it all.
Skyler Helm is possibly the first boy who's taken an interest in Daizi. Unfortunately, Hadli seems to have taken the same interest in Skyler himself. The result is a dilemma that Daizi doesn't want to involve herself in. So why is it that she can't get Skyler off her mind?
And why is she starting to see all the flaws in her friendship with Hadli?
Charged with feelings foreign to her, Daizi discovers that no matter how many excuses you make for something, it'll come back to bite you in the end. It doesn't matter how much she tries to convince herself, or her friends, that it's nothing. Try as she might, she can't limit herself forever. Even when she's being forced.
Will her talent for avoiding things get her out of trouble, in the end? Or will she finally learn the art of speaking up , instead of holding back?