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After a car crash kills her mother, seventeen-year-old Maeve is left haunted by what really happened that night. Sent to live with her estranged father, his cheerful new wife, and a baby brother she refuses to acknowledge, Maeve is consumed by grief and guilt. At first, Maeve clings to what little she remembers—rain, laughter, headlights. But when questions arise in court, a buried truth starts to resurface: she was the one driving. As the memory returns in pieces,

Maeve is forced to confront her role in the accident and the unbearable weight of it.She confesses to her father, bracing for anger—but finds comfort instead. Even so, the emotional distance between them remains,