Butterfly Wishes

At seventeen, Jade wants the same as every other girl her age. To finish school. To go out with friends. A different hair color. That new nail polish she saw at the mall. First dates. Second dates. More dates. Sharing perfect, mind-blowing kisses with “the one”. And if it’s not too much to ask, Jade also wants her parents to stay together. She wants her overprotective brother to back off and mind his own business. Even more, she wants people to stop giving her pity looks. But, above all else, Jade wants to live.

Caleb is nineteen and doesn’t want to have to work two jobs. He doesn’t want to have to face his grieving dad every single day. He doesn’t want to have to listen to the college adventures of his friends. He doesn’t want to have to look after his two sisters. Caleb doesn’t want “to have to do” anything. And just when he thinks life doesn’t have anything good in store for him, he meets Jade…