escape || yaslin (book 1)

yaslin's life has never been easy.

balancing late nights caring for her three younger siblings with early mornings at brooklyn's most elite performing arts school, she's used to putting everyone else first. dreams come second-if they come at all. And with her older brother DJ spiraling and dragging chaos into their home, even survival feels like a performance she can barely keep up.

still, yaslin holds on.

the school's upcoming student showcase is her one shot at being seen-for her talent, her story, her worth.

but when the spotlight finally finds her, everything falls apart.

a tragedy strikes on the night that was supposed to change her life, and in the aftermath, yaslin is left with more questions than answers. as grief, guilt, and buried truths rise to the surface, she must decide who she is without the dreams she fought so hard to protect.

this is yaslin's story-raw, resilient, and real.

and it begins when everything else ends.