Alicia was forced to leave her friends and more importantly, the love of her life behind to go live with her uncle abroad. Alicia and her boyfriend vowed to stay in touch no matter what, they were reassured their love could withstand the test of time and distance. He even gave her a necklace as a mark of his love for her which she wore every day as hope. What they don't know is that life can happen to you in a way that changes you.

"Pass your GCSE and get into the university or life is over and you'll gather dust on checkout" is basically the message hammered on Munich by her parents, especially her mother. All the pressure imposed on her were too much for a teenager trying to find herself. The challenge got easier when her grandmother gave her a diary for her sixteenth year birthday, it magically helped her make decisions both right and wrong.