Where Gracie was darkness, she was light. Where Gracie was storm, she was calm. Where Gracie was anger, she was happiness.

Everything Gracie wasn’t, she was — and everything she wasn’t, Gracie was.

She was the school’s sweetheart, adored by everyone, the quarterback’s girlfriend, graceful in every step she danced. Gracie, on the other hand, belonged to the underground crowd — lead singer and guitarist of her own alt-rock band Day Nap, with a sharp attitude and a quiet rage behind her eyes. She rarely smiled, but when she did, it was usually for her.

In public, they barely glanced at each other — keeping up appearances, playing their roles. But behind closed doors, in dark hallways or the backseat of her car, their lips met like secrets too heavy to keep.

The thrill of what’s forbidden, the warmth of what’s real…

But will it ever be enough?