When Mercedes sacrifices her own heart to protect her best friend Cora's happiness, she thinks she's making the noble choice—but that one lie sets off a chain of events that will test every friendship she holds dear. As the eternal best friend, Mercedes has always been the steady presence through everyone else's joy and heartbreak, but when everything spectacularly falls apart, she's forced to finally ask herself what she deserves. This is a beautiful, honest exploration of the girl who loved quietly in the background, and what happens when she decides to step into her own story. Amy Harmon crafts a deeply emotional tale about friendship, sacrifice, and discovering that sometimes the smallest parts we play in others' lives come at the biggest cost to ourselves.

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Soft indie pop and vulnerable alt-R&B for the girl who loved too quietly. Acoustic guitar, honest lyrics about sacrifice and self-discovery, moments of building intensity. Artists like Clairo, Maggie Rogers, SZA. Bittersweet, introspective, with glimmers of hope breaking through.

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