This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp [Nijkamp, Marieke] (z-lib.org).epub

nothing, perfect-for-me brother, who somehow managed to get sent to the
principal’s office during the very first period of the first day of the semester.
He’s out there somewhere. I hope. I pray.
And Autumn. Always, always Autumn.
Tyler drove a wedge between all of us, though I could never tell them about it.
Tomás would’ve torn him apart for me, and it would’ve destroyed what little
family Autumn has left.
The only things that give us purpose are the stories that tie us together. We all
have so many secrets to keep. And I hold mine close. Before my junior year and
her sophomore year, Autumn led me to an abandoned shed, the only remnant of
a farm that once stood there, outside the town border. We’d meet between the
cornfields every evening and share the day’s gossip from neighbors, who always
seemed to know everything going on in Opportunity.
Last summer, the large shed began to double as her studio. Hidden in a blanket
of gold under the thick August air, time was ours. During the day, she was
whoever she wanted to be. When we were together, she showed me what
dancing felt like.
Until one evening, everything changed for good.
The corn plumes seemed to be ablaze in the setting sun, and the high stalks
kept prying eyes at bay. I worked on my college applications and watched tufts
of early cotton float on the wind while Autumn danced. I didn’t know what I
wanted to major in yet—I didn’t even know for sure I wanted to go to college.
Not while Mamá was getting worse every day. But for Autumn’s sake, I filled out
the forms. We’d always planned to go together.
“Do you think the two of you sneaking out every night goes unnoticed? I
thought I’d made myself clear.”
I startled at the sound of the voice, and when I saw whom it belonged to, my
blood ran cold.
I hadn’t seen Tyler since junior prom, when he pinned me against a wall and
told me I was corrupting Autumn. He fiercely protected his sister from threats