Ellie RainSometimes I think to myself, “How did I get here?” Then pain shoots through me and I remember... I'm here because she died. Now I live in a new city, moved to a new school and have to start a new life. Except now I don't know who I am anymore. Dancing is all I have left, and every day I feel more and more alone. Silence becomes the soundtrack of my life. She told me to find some kind of joy and light, but I don't know how. More and more, I feel like I'm surrounded by darkness... until I meet him.

Drew HaleI have only one goal: in 298 days, I'm going to leave this small beach town and never come back. People are always looking too closely at me, and I'm tired of wearing a mask. I want to be free. Swimming is my ticket out of here and I remind myself of that every day by sticking to my schedule and I will never let anything distract me. I'm not as perfect as they think - most days I'm drowning in guilt. And I had no confidence that I would ever be able to get rid of the feelings of shame and worthlessness and simply not be unwanted... until I meet her.