Alex Peterson Is a 17 year old boy who's mother died and is forced to live with his dad. Who couldn't possibly be any less of a father than he is. Leaving Alex to push through life on his own, only confiding in his art teacher. Until Sage, a girl with a tragic past, comes along and befriends Alex, but will stay that way? Will they learn to love and smile again or will they live in the misery of their own minds haunted with their regrets and what ifs. This is my first story I have never wrote short stories, only poems, and to be honest their quite easier