uh... hi.

So, this isn't a chapter, obviously. I've been gone for a long time! Don't worry, this story is still ongoing and I'm still intending on finishing it, but... it's being fixed and rewritten once again. Why?

I'm finishing it to make it work to sixty chapters. It started as twenty chapters, then it became fifty, then now it's SIXTY CHAPTERS. Which is fine, but the story is becoming a huge mess and lots of ideas I had in the beginning don't work now that it's gone on for this long. So, let me warn you on things I've started on fixing:

First, I'm working on each chapter one by one, I'm making sure chapters reach at least 3,000 words.
Max's dreams: In the beginning, they were meant to signify that Max is scared and/or something bad was going to happen, but now that it's sixty chapters and stuff, it's just irrelevant and was taking up space, I guess I could say. It'll be removed and won't even be a part of the story.
Max's anxiety: Lots of the details come from my own experiences and all I'll really fix is just adding more details about it. More conflict with it.
Kate's backstory: Make it not as tragic and sad (more for the ex-girlfriend storyline.) The original was just "I lost contact with her." And I will space out the details of the bullying and her family. More details on that too.
Actually, everyone's backstory: Space out when they talk about it and just talk about it more. I feel like I haven't talked about any of them enough. Again, the story didn't start out so big.
The Warren storyline: Talk about it more or just remove it completely. I personally liked this subplot, but it's just... there.
Chloe's problems: Showing more of Chloe actually acting out in her drinking problem and how Rachel not being around truly hurt her. Then how she'll slowly but surely start to heal.
Rachel leaving again: Add on more about Rachel's anger issues and actually talking about them. Rather than writing like it never happened, but make it a slow build from what happened to nearly normal.
Just the whole Amberprice plot of this story: Yeah, make it seem like it's own story rather than, "Oh, Max needs to help them."
Some kisses: Sorry, some will be removed from the story. (you know which ones.)
Gay: It'll still be super gay, just not too fast. (You know, it's a slow burn after all.) Just slow down, you know?

I love this story, really! I'm not abandoning it! I was tired and really burnt out and I had to avoid even answering some comments I got. I hate to admit that even though I do accept criticisms and I listen to them, I feel like they contributed to why I had to take a break. I guess it's my anxiety kicking in and then the sadness kicked in and I felt so stupid and dumb. I started telling myself to just delete this story, because it made me feel so bad and I felt like someone like shouldn't be the one writing it. But, nope, I'm still here!

I thought about asking one of you guys (yes, you, readers I'm so grateful and thankful for) to help me edit fifty-three chapters, because I really want this story back as soon as I could. I don't know how I would do it, but I would make it happen. But, I think I'll be fine? I don't know! I'll figure it out. (I can't... ask anyone else). Or, create a new story and put the new storyline over there, just so at least you could see I'm working, not sure!

Sorry that this story will be gone for a while. But, when it comes back, it'll be new and improved.

Thank you.