Regina, a high school senior in the popular -- and feared -- crowd, suddenly falls out of favor and becomes the object of the same sort of vicious bullying that she used to inflict on others, until she finds solace with one of her former victims.

"When the Makino family's finances hit rock bottom yet again, they decide to move to the countryside so Tsukushi's father can earn a living as a fisherman. Poor Tsukushi is left behind in their apartment to try her hand at independent living"--Cover.

Tsukushi gets fed up with Tsukasa when he misbehaves at her junior high school reunion. Tsukasa knows she's upset but refuses to apologize. When Tsukushi is rescued from an assault by Junpei, a famous male model, she starts spending time with him--and Tsukasa is soon seeing red.

People disappear when they most want to be seen. Jess Walker has come to a concrete campus under the flat grey skies of East Anglia for one reason: To be taught by the mesmerizing and rebellious Dr Lorna Clay, whose seminars soon transform Jess's thinking on life, love, and Agatha Christie. Swept up in Lorna's thrall, Jess falls in with a tightly-knit group of rule-breakers -- Alec, a courageous South African journalist with a nihilistic streak; Georgie,...

Tsukasa returns to Japan news of Kinsan's identity, but Tsukushi has trouble accepting the truth. When Kinsan invites Tsukushi to a party and declares his intentions toward her, Tsukasa makes a scene. Plus, Tsukasa comes up with a plan to help Tsukushi make money.

Celia and Djuna ruled their clique of friends with dual iron fists. But when Djuna disappeared while the duo was walking home together, Celia buried the terrible truth of that day deep down inside. Now, twenty years later, Celia is unable to consciously keep her secret any longer. Despite her success, her personal life has fallen stagnant, and, buried under the weight of her awful past, Celia returns to her hometown to confess her sins.