Prologue

In the next four hours, Charlotte Evans must choose between the two loves of her life. Torn between staying in her hometown, Tiburon California, in order to start a life with her boyfriend and bestfriend Noah Hartley or pursuing her life long dream of going to a performing arts school in New York, Charlotte reflects on her life thus far in hopes of making the right choice. New York isn't a two minute drive away, and the program Charlotte is accepted into would require her living in the city for four years. Faced with confronting the persuasive opinions of others as well as those of her own, Charlotte must choose whether or not to abandon everything she loves in the present in return for the opportunity to live her dream in the future. This heart wrenching story will have you immersed in Charlotte's dilemma as you fall in love with her endearing relationship as well as her fierce passion for the arts. Each decision comes with drastic rewards, yet severe losses. Time is running out and once Charlotte has made the decision, there is no going back.