Two strangers embark on a secret road trip; a pregnant girl from Texas with no options and a grieving husband with an agenda, his GPS set for North Carolina. Be careful what you pray for. Imagine being a girl of limited means on the cusp of adulthood without a choice in navigating the course of your own life. Orphaned at fifteen, now almost eighteen, Merilee Stillwater finds herself pregnant and so frighteningly ill she cannot attend school in a state where a woman’s right to choose is not an option. Hopeless and bound to the morals of her foster parents, Merilee is given a miracle. A choice. And a ride out of Texas to end her misery and change her destiny, if she can find the courage to risk it. Torn is a riveting tale of one girl’s struggle to work through what it means to become an adult and take charge of her life.