Come Again

First time reading Nate Powell's fiction. Parts of this were SO strong: layout, layering of music, coloring, the way dialogue is presented, style. However there feels like a huge piece is missing, is there a supernatural force at work, is there a weakness in our human nature? What was the other part of the message? Are secrets a form of self inflicted poison that might also hurt others?!

I wanted to know more about Whitney.