Two Of Us

"You can't escape me," he breathed into my skin with his nose dragging across my throat. He elicited a hot breath. "I'll be with you forever."

The populace of Century High School seems pretty convinced that Aria Maree Kensington has it made. She has the perfect boyfriend who is the tight end on the football team and treats her right, a vivacious and lively best friend who can get her to all of the parties (even the ones the frat boys at Idaho State University throw!), and a front-line spot on the dance team. Her Instagram story sets a backdrop of what seems to be an idyllic life of sunset hikes with good friends, sweeping every dance competition, and travelling with her rich family. However, this is all just a mask that Aria wears proudly. In reality, Aria is actually struggling with bulimia and her family is riddled with mental health issues, causing for many fights at home and a near-death experience with her older sister. When her boyfriend, Samuel, begins to abuse her in more ways than just one, she tries to keep the facade she worked so hard to build strong -- even though she knows just how much she's concealing from reality.

Split into two parts, Before and After, Two Of Us describes the hypocrisy of not only a predominantly Mormon community but also the typical American high schooler by examining the living contradiction that is Aria.