A Veil from Within the Stars

On the Monday of March 23, 2009, seventeen-year-old Jess Reed met Michael Peterson at the bus stop for the first time. During the spring, they fall in love under the California sun. All the while, Jess can no longer contain a secret and reveals incidences of abuse to her mom and friends. Her mom refuses to believe her and puts the blame on Jess instead. All the while, in the midst of her trauma, Jess leaves for Spain as an exchange student. The fallout of her return ignites a struggle she must face in an unruly world under a veil from within the stars.