Shelly's life is perfect by any conventional sense. She has a loving husband, two children, a great house, and her career as a real estate agent is really taking off. Just as her daughter's sweet sixteen birthday party is in the works, Shelly's life begins to unravel. She starts to realize that in suburban America, life choices are less about what you want, and more about the cards you are dealt. Mental illness is only half of her dark and twisted Quintessential Reality.

After each incident, Shelly confides with the reader, telling her true feelings about what is really going on.

She'll have to battle her inner and outer demons to find her true self- buried deep below the rubble.

Her options are to Dig or Suffocate.