People never change; they only become more or less of who they really are... Just as mysteriously as Alyssa appeared in Estella's life she disappeared. Who was Alyssa, really? For all their years of friendship in college, Estella has no idea why Alyssa left without saying goodbye after graduation. Now, after all these years, Alyssa leaves a recording on Estella's voicemail -an RSVP to their college reunion Trembling with delight and dread, Estella has only one question: Why? Alyssa has been searching for something all her life-her future. She believes in nothing but success and winning. Manipulative, wilful, emotionally cold is the best way she can describe herself. To the world and her college mates, she's glamorous, confident and has life on a silver platter-men dream of having her and women dream of being her But Alyssa is blind to everything except success... until she meets Kurt, a dreamy exchange student, who challenges everything she believes, while his touch runs through her body like the sweetest flame, making her want things she knows she shouldn't have Kurt wants her heart and that's the one thing Alyssa can't give him. Through seven years of silence, Estella and Alyssa discover life is ever changing-just as their perception of themselves...yet, how could they ever know tragedy and joy are from the same tears of life?