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After the Fall
A novel about truth, trauma, and the quiet courage to begin again.
Danny Quick had it all—charisma, charm, and the crown of Oak Park School’s social scene. Everyone wanted to be him or at least be around him. Until March. One moment, one fall—from a pedestal, from grace, from certainty—and everything changed.
Sally Jervis was never part of Danny's world. Observant, introverted, and quietly resilient, she watched the same day unfold from the edges, experiencing a different kind of impact that left just as deep a scar. While Danny fell from power, Sally fell into questions she couldn’t ignore.
In the aftermath, Danny finds himself isolated. Friends drift away. Gossip takes root. Even his family, once a haven, begins to crack under the weight of silence and suspicion. His grades slip, his temper shortens, and late at night, darker thoughts creep in.
Then, a forced pairing on a school project throws Danny and Sally together—two people with nothing in common but a single shared wound. What begins as awkward necessity slowly becomes a lifeline. Through tense conversations and unexpected honesty, they begin to unpack the pain of March—the lies, the fear, and the truths they tried to bury.
As the school swirls with tension—classmates choosing sides, whispers turning into shouts—Danny and Sally decide to channel their pain into something a campaign to confront bullying and mental health stigma head-on. But healing isn’t linear. Old wounds reopen, trust frays, and the truth, when fully revealed, is more complicated than either of them imagined.
After the Fall is a raw and moving story of reckoning, resilience, and redemption. As Danny and Sally face their darkest moments, they find in each other a surprising strength—and the power to rewrite the stories they’ve been told. A year later, their scars remain, but so does something more hope.
Danny Quick had it all—charisma, charm, and the crown of Oak Park School’s social scene. Everyone wanted to be him or at least be around him. Until March. One moment, one fall—from a pedestal, from grace, from certainty—and everything changed.
Sally Jervis was never part of Danny's world. Observant, introverted, and quietly resilient, she watched the same day unfold from the edges, experiencing a different kind of impact that left just as deep a scar. While Danny fell from power, Sally fell into questions she couldn’t ignore.
In the aftermath, Danny finds himself isolated. Friends drift away. Gossip takes root. Even his family, once a haven, begins to crack under the weight of silence and suspicion. His grades slip, his temper shortens, and late at night, darker thoughts creep in.
Then, a forced pairing on a school project throws Danny and Sally together—two people with nothing in common but a single shared wound. What begins as awkward necessity slowly becomes a lifeline. Through tense conversations and unexpected honesty, they begin to unpack the pain of March—the lies, the fear, and the truths they tried to bury.
As the school swirls with tension—classmates choosing sides, whispers turning into shouts—Danny and Sally decide to channel their pain into something a campaign to confront bullying and mental health stigma head-on. But healing isn’t linear. Old wounds reopen, trust frays, and the truth, when fully revealed, is more complicated than either of them imagined.
After the Fall is a raw and moving story of reckoning, resilience, and redemption. As Danny and Sally face their darkest moments, they find in each other a surprising strength—and the power to rewrite the stories they’ve been told. A year later, their scars remain, but so does something more hope.
99 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 1, 2025
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S.J. Gibbs
123 books6 followersFull-time author. Avid reader. Grandmother and mother to 3 daughters. My eldest daughter was born with cerebral palsy. Spiritual medium. Reiki master. Music lover. Dog lover.
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