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Two months before the end of the academic year, a number of unfortunate events happened to Grace, a high school senior in Toronto, Canada, who was the editor of the school newspaper and a member of the student council. She realized that her best friend, Alexa, had lied to her, and the father of a student she tutored made a pass at her, placing his hand on her thigh. Coincidentally, a classmate of Grace's was there and took her picture at that moment. During a party, she was drugged and her picture was taken. The only thing she felt was someone kissing her throat, his hair touching her chin.A couple of days after the party she received the following written message: Monday 4:30 ALONE in the school tool-shedTwo graphic pictures accompanied this ultimatum. Grace decided to fight fire with fire. The police got involved, and the three culprits were punished, although none of them was jailed. The main conspirator, Eric, took it upon himself to apologize to Grace in front of the graduating class of 2019, and agreed to stay out of Canada for a year. Grace didn't realize the trauma these events had caused until her boyfriend, David, kissed her throat. Devastated, she moved to University of British Columbia by herself, leaving behind David and her best friend - Alexa.Why didn't Alexa accompany her?What happened to Grace during the following twenty years?Who is Oli?Why did Eric continue to communicate with Grace even though she'd never responded to his messages?Will you recognize the world of 2039