The Last Time

We were happy and in love–or so I thought. I never knew he was struggling.We had a good relationship–we were planning on getting married and starting a family after high school. We were supposed to go to college together. But Ryan had other plans, apparently.The shock of his death haunts me. Memories threaten to suffocate me every time I turn around as our future disappears.I found comfort in someone I never expected to. He sees I’m struggling. He knows how much Ryan meant to me, which is why I can’t allow him too close. Yet, the more time we spend together, the more I yearn for his company.This loss is as big for him as it is for me, yet he doesn’t hesitate to put me first. His support is what gets me through the day. I don’t know when the lines blurred. I should be pushing him away, right? Instead, I want to pull him closer.I’m hiding a secret, though. One that may change everything between us… The Last Time is a YA unrequited love coming of age contemporary romance about a girl accepting her grief and falling in love again.Trigger warnings: mention of suicide, hint of self-harm (neither are on page), depression representation, bullying