When Forever Ended

Hurt/Comfort Depression Second Chances Family Standalone
One man's journey through a hell from which he sees no escape, until a special someone extends a hand to drag him out.
At ten years old, Kelly and I were two rambunctious boys who carved our initials into a tree in the forest and promised to be best friends forever. At forty-three, it'd been twenty-four years since I'd last seen him-after I'd foolishly kissed him-and depression was threatening to suffocate me.
Not even my wife and two children could lift the fog. I was riddled with guilt and self-hatred, and I knew I was slowly but surely fading away.
Then one day, Kelly was back in town.
This story takes place in Cara Dee's Camassia Cove Universe, a fictional town where all books stand on their own, unless otherwise stated, and the reader can jump in wherever they want.