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Illyana Savannah Ammirati is an expert in silence. She hides the terminal heart disease that is slowly killing her, fearing the pity it would bring. She hides the fierce, consuming love she feels for Arvin Angelo Sandiego, her friend Hannah's beloved boy best friend, fearing the betrayal it would cause.
But the most excruciating silence of all is Arvin's complete, innocent unawareness. While Savannah practices her last words and holds her chest against the pain, Arvin talks about college plans, oblivious to the fact that his best friend's time is almost up. He never catches the longing in her gaze, never notices the trembling in her hand when he touches hers. This is the agonizing tale of a girl who suffers and loves entirely alone, desperately trying to convey a lifetime of affection in moments that the one person who matters most is simply not seeing.