Our Circumstances
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Gemma Kits and Jake Sanders have been been best friends their entire life.
Though no one can understand their relationship considering how different they are.
Where Jake is sarcastic and low on the school food chain, Gemma is head co-captain of the cheerleading squad with the peppy attitude and blonde hair to match.
Where Gemma is energetic and hardworking, Jake is a photography nerd with a lazy streak.
The only thing they seem to share in common is the "accident".
The car crash that ended Gemma's father's life and Jake's mother's.
As Jake and Gemma become even closer, friends begin to show their true colors.
Family life and money problems begin to weigh down heavily on the two.
Not to mention they will have to face the harsh reality of senior year and the uncertain future before them.
If they didn't have enough to worry about, police find evidence that their parent's deaths were anything but accidental.
With a killer on the loose, high school drama churning, and love in the air. The biggest question on these best friends' minds is...
How are they supposed to survive their circumstances?
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