Finding Me

My name is Chloe Carmichael. I'm sixteen. I live in the bustling metropolis of New York City. Life is grand, most of the time...at least when other people are watching.

When I touched my pretend boyfriend, Zack, I was transported to the football field of our school where I discovered he'd been murdered. But then, he's not. He's alive - standing in front of me. Did I hallucinate his death? I keep my mouth shut because I don't want to end up in a straitjacket like my Aunt Agnes. When the news reports Zack has died on the football field, for real this time, I realize the truth: something is seriously wrong with me. I can't ignore my previous "hallucination."
Chris Thomas arrives at my school and, I'm inexplicably drawn to him in a way I don't understand. Guilt crawls up my spine and settles in my bones. I can't circumvent the grieving process. Appearances mean everything in my world.

A girl I've never met attends Zack's in-school memorial with Chris. It's cool. Until she disappears right before my eyes. Then it's clear: I've officially lost my mind.

Chris and the disappearing girl offer an alternate explanation. They've known me for years. Along with six others, we're in a battle that stretches across multiple universes, with an enemy bent on destroying everyone in all of them - starting with us first. They try to explain more, but they can't. They're waiting for me to tell the rest.

But I can't. I don't remember being Amanda in another life.