Uncommon Beings

Live like there's no tomorrow! That's the motto Annie lived by and used to encourage her best friend to stop waiting for their disease to finally kill them. Jazmine and Annie have been best friends since their parents enrolled them in a cancer research program when they were little. Though the treatments have been grueling, and both have suffered multiple setbacks, they have surpassed the life expectancy rate. After yet another setback, Annie wants out of the program so she can try to have some semblance of a normal life as long as she can. Jazmine has come to accept that "surviving cancer" is all that they are meant to do and, therefore, does not understand why Annie would just give up. She wants desperately to convince her best friend to reenter the program, but how can she when she herself does not believe there's anything in life worth fighting for?
Derrick lost the love of his life in a vicious attack years ago. He abandoned his family, his life, and his feelings in order to cope with losing Antanasia. Now back, at least physically, with his family, he still struggles to deal with his emotions. He spends his days existing by working and avoiding any quality time with his family. He doesn't understand why his family will not just let him be.
When Jazmine and Derrick met, they knew instantly there was a connection. Jazmine tried to ignore it because all she wanted to do was save her best friend. Derrick was against feeling anything, yet no matter how hard he tried, he could not keep her out of his mind. Personal struggles, mixed with a past long thought dead, make things even more complicated and may just prevent them from being together.