Whatever was eating at her core was starting to eat at mine too...

The future is bright for Tanner and Gracie. At least that's the way Tanner sees it. In less than a year, they would go away to college together and begin the rest of forever with one another.

When Gracie chooses to end her own life, Tanner is left alone with so many unanswered questions. Feeling abandoned and confused, his family is less than supportive, his friends don't know how to act around him, and Gracie, well, she's just gone. All Tanner had ever seen for his future featured Gracie by his side. Now he's alone and doesn't have a clue what to do without her.

The memory of her soft lips, smeared with strawberry ChapStick, meeting mine in a gentle kiss...

When Tanner learns there were parts of Gracie he knew nothing about, his world is turned completely upside down once again. He doesn't tell anyone what he knows; instead he keeps all Gracie's secrets to himself. He makes it his mission to find out what truly brought Gracie to the point of no return.

How had he missed the signs?

Facing off with family, friends, and his own grief, Tanner grasps every straw he can, wondering if he will ever know the truth about Gracie.