I DON'T BELONG HERE

I can see ghosts.

Living with this “gift” means I don’t relate to many people. My sister, Juan, does not understand me. My parents, Andrea and Ned, don’t listen, and I don’t have any friends. The only ones I can talk to are my Grandmother May and my dog, Amore.

When I meet a tall, alluring boy named Dimitri, he is the kind of understanding friend I never thought I’d have, and I can confide in him. But Dimitri has secrets of his own.

Though I try to live a normal life, I see something I should never have, and I swear to take this secret to my grave. Yet some secrets want out, no matter what.

In a world where I don’t belong, will I end up six feet underground?