The Way We Are by Shandi Boyes

Seven years in heaven awarded me seven years in hell.

I’ve admired Savannah Fontane since I saw her whizzing down our street on her hot pink bike with rainbow tassels taped on the handlebars. I was in awe someone so small could ride without training wheels, I asked my mom to remove mine that same afternoon.

Savannah drew a rainbow heart on my cast the very next day.

From then, we were inseparable. I thought Savannah would heal the cracks my parent’s volatile relationship caused to my heart. Only now am I realizing she may fracture it beyond repair.

Author warning: this book has domestic violence situations that may be distressing to some readers. Due to content, it is only recommended to those over the age of eighteen years.