Chapter One: Hard Beginnings

School shooting. October 16th. Redwood High School. Aston Bay, California. Junior year. What do you do . . . when you're girlfriend of two years is killed? And what do you do . . . when your brother's the shooter? Jonah Montgomery's been trying to decide this since it happened a year ago. He still doesn't know. He deserted his friends and most of his family and doesn't talk to anyone unless it's to tell them off. He's completely shut everyone out. Jonah's never been the same since that dreadful day before English. Lina Clark knows about the shooting, but doesn't know the details. She sees Jonah eating alone at lunch and, despite her new friends' advice, goes to sit with him. Jonah immediately tries to get her to leave him alone, but Lina's stubborn, much to Jonah's dislike. Soon enough, Jonah finds himself opening up to Lina and wanting her around more often, though he doesn't know why. Watch as Jonah finds himself again and maybe even the love he'd thought he lost forever.