"More than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice"
—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I’m so very sorry you had to leave this world so young, you were my best friend. I’ve always felt like your death was my fault becuase I could have seen the signs. We always talked about how we were gonna go to the same college and get an apartment together. I never got the chance to tell you I had a crush on you because I always thought we would have enough time to know each other better than we did yes we had been friends for 2 years but that’s really nothing. It’s hard to believe that I will never see you again and it’s been almost 5 years. I hate that we can’t experience High School together we always talked about it, we were so focused on the fututre we never thought about the present and that turned out to be the only time we had together…
I do apologize that I didn’t go to your funeral I just couldn’t stand seeing your lifeless body I wanted to remember you as a fun person full of energy and life you were so smart so bright, you were amazing. I really miss you and I love you dearly.