On my dad’s fifty-first birthday, he dropped the news that shattered our family. As my mom begged him to reconsider, I was swept into a storm of anger, hope, disappointment, and ultimately, the search for myself. This is the emotional journey of how one night rewrote the story of my life.
I am Emily Carter, and I have always felt like I was made of glass—easily shattered, overlooked, and misunderstood. My story begins on the first day at Lincoln High, where my fragility became both a shield and a burden, shaping every relationship and every hope I dared to have. Through family secrets, betrayal, and the struggle for self-acceptance, I learned just how strong a fragile heart can be.
Kaylee’s first love blossomed in high school with Sean, who was two years her senior. They were complete opposites: Kaylee, small and perpetually anxious, always worried about her grades, and Sean, who barely cared about school. It wasn’t that Sean paid much attention to her initially, but by the end of high school, they were officially a couple
