Count to Sixty
by Emily Sandoval
Chapters 1–5 free
Synopsis
Xiazi survived his childhood in a hospital bed because one cheerful boy kept visiting: Chengyu, who folded paper airplanes and promised they would be best friends forever. Years later they share a house and a school, and Chengyu will not look at him. Then Chengyu finds the hidden photo album on Xiazi's old phone, draws the worst possible conclusion, and records a confession to keep. Cooperate for one year, he says, and all of it disappears. Xiazi agrees, knowing his brother has misunderstood everything.