by Christina E. Zamarron Facing the horror of watching her own mind deteriorate every day 21 year-old Layla agrees to run away with her loving boyfriend to escape the gloom of her degenerative brain disease and overbearing mother both of which are determining her future. While her parents and the police struggle to track down Layla, Layla\&##39;s condition quickly impairs her, blinding her to the truth that she isn\&##39;t the only person trying to run away from their life.