You Never Saw It Coming
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How do you help your best friend through depression if you're several states away?
What do you say to comfort her when you can't see her face-to-face?
How do you convince her to spare her own life?
All Caroline wants is to see Nikki make it through her depression. But when their only form of communication is texting, what can she do?
With the help of friends Devin and Jason, Caroline makes it her mission to make Nikki see the bright side of life again...before it's too late.
Told entirely in 'text format', and the cover art only partially belongs to me :P
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