Or Wherever

She wasn't supposed to leave.
Not like this.
Not without saying anything.

Wren Poole has eight months left in Millhaven.

Eight months of routines.
Of familiar streets.
Of a life that already knows how it ends.

That's what everyone thinks.

But tucked away in a drawer is a letter no one else has seen-an acceptance to a college four hours away... and a future she hasn't told anyone about.

Not her best friend.
Not her counselor.
Not even her mother.

As senior year unfolds, the questions get louder.

Where are you going next year?
What's the plan?
Why haven't you decided yet?

Wren has decided.

She just hasn't said it out loud.

And the longer she waits,
the harder it becomes to explain
why she's already halfway gone.

Set in a quiet Ohio town in the fall of 1998, Or Wherever is a slow-burn, emotionally grounded coming-of-age novel about leaving, staying, and the space in between.

For readers who prefer:

• Character-driven stories over plot-heavy twists
• Subtle tension instead of loud conflict
• Real relationships, real choices, real consequences

This is a story about the moment before everything changes.

And what it costs to get there.