Before anything, I want to make it clear for anyone finding this: I can't upload the complete 1st volume here, or anywhere for that matter, due to it being on Kindle Select. Whether I'll be submitting this 2nd volume to that program too, I still don't know. Kindle Unlimited royalties currently are too much of a good slice of my income (about a third) to simply drop out of it currently, so unless I start getting an income from here and RoyalRoad that'd cover that loss in revenue, which to be honest, isn't all that much, my hands are tied. Rest assured, if the situation changes, I'll drop Kindle Select as soon as I'm allowed (it's on a three month subscription, but supposedly you can cancel it earlier with an email) since it restrains me immensely."But if we don't read the 1st vol. will we be able to understand what's going on in the 2nd?"I believe so. At least, when I wrote it, I tried to make it so people could. If I find something that needs some context, that won't be made clear on a later chapter, I'll add said context at the end, in a comment. Likewise, if anyone finds such situation, please feel free to ask in a comment or in private if you're afraid to spoil.To sum things up, anyone reading this will be some sort of beta reader for the final product, as the one I'll be putting on sale will be the more polished and with some extras version. Still, the chapters I'll be uploading here will be as edited as I can without any previous feedback because I hate half-assing stuff, and it's the least I should do for you guys.I hope I didn't forget anything. Thanks if you read all that and sorry for the long rant.

Here's the synopsis:It's a new year and a new life for the two friends, but things aren't all fine for them as Abby struggles to deal with her trauma and Violet to support her.Still, they persevere, growing closer and closer as friends. Or perhaps even, as more than that?