Cody is devastated by the recent loss of her best friend Meg. Meg committed a well thought out suicide, alone in a motel room, by drinking industrial strength cleaner. Cody continuously wonders how she did not know that her best friend was depressed to the point of ending her own life. They were closer than sisters; they shared everything with each other. Except, obviously, the fact that Meg was unhappy and at her breaking point.
After the funeral and memorial services, Cody goes to Meg’s college town to pack up all of her stuff. While there, Cody discovers that there is a lot that Meg never shared with her. Cody was astonished by Meg’s roommates and a boy named Ben McAllister. While going through Megs things, she becomes completely obsessed with an encrypted file that she finds on Meg’s computer. She knows that this file holds the answers to what was wrong with Meg and, suddenly, she is not so sure that Meg killed herself.
I Was Here was an extremely sad read, but thought provoking and enlightening at the same time. Along with many other recent titles, it deals with mental disorders and depression. Although it is a sad book, it is also enthralling, eye opening, and will have you hooked the moment you begin reading.
