Masochism. Just a word in a book, but for quiet high school student Alicia Porter, it has drastic ramifications for her life. If there's a word to explain her self-abuse, then maybe she isn't alone. And as she starts college, she discovers this is true. Her new friends, Tabitha and Monica, seem to understand the drive that Alicia has to hurt herself. But what they don't understand are the agonizing and sinister secrets that drive Alicia to...