Uncut

Uncut is a tragic, visceral story of two teenagers coming together to navigate through life when it begins to drown them.  

            High school can be tough, but for Waverly Moore, high school is pure hell. Her mom is dead, and her dad has made a mess of their lives. Because of his sins, Waverly has to start over in a new school for the fourth time in nine months. But it won’t be long before the school finds out what he did. It won’t be long before they’ll have to move again. If she stays invisible, maybe everyone will just leave her alone.

            Since moving to Albion, life for Gaige Gentry has sucked. The rigid mentality of the locals has labeled him as the outsider. His skin color is different. His family dynamic is different. The kids in school have nothing better to do than target all their hateful words and fists on him. He just needs to finish out the year, then he can move back to Chicago away from this hellhole.

            Their paths cross when a fight erupts on the bus home. Unwilling to bring attention to his family, Gaige puts up with getting his face pummeled and does nothing to defend himself. Unable to sit and watch, Waverly launches her body into the mix and breaks up the fight.

            The two wade through the murky water in their lives, finding something beautiful to hold onto. But what happens when a broken soul gets cut again? Will their love for each other be enough to keep two cut edges together, or will they become severed permanently?