Original sentence: The Pact (1998) is a novel by Jodi Picoult about a possible suicide pact between two teenage lovers
Edited sentence: "Chris and Emily, teenagers from the same neighborhood and very close families, have been as close as siblings since birth, but as teenagers their relationship develops into something more.As its chapters unfold, alternating between an idyllic past and an unthinkable present, The Pact paints an indelible portrait of families in anguish… culminating in an astonishingly suspenseful courtroom drama as Chris finds himself on trial for murder.But a local detective has doubts about the suicide pact that Chris has described.Emily feels pressured, and develops suicidal feelings.For eighteen years the Hartes and the Golds have lived next door to each other, sharing everything from Chinese food to chicken pox to carpool duty-- they've grown so close it seems they have always been a part of each other's lives.Parents and children alike have been best friends, so it's no surprise that in high school Chris and Emily's friendship blossoms into something more.She shares her thoughts with Chris, and he attempts to prevent her from committing the act.So when midnight calls from the hospital come in, no one is ready for the appalling truth: Emily is dead at seventeen from a gunshot wound to the head.The Pact (1998) is a novel by bestselling author Jodi Picoult about a possible suicide pact between two teenage lovers.The profound questions faced by the characters in this heart-rending novel are those we can all relate to: How well do we ever really know our children, our friends.There's a single unspent bullet in the gun that Chris took from his father's cabinet-- a bullet that Chris tells police he intended for himself.They've been soul mates since they were born.What if…