"Brianna, come on," he said looking up at me. I shook my head slightly as I took a step back.
"Come on, Bree. Jump I'll catch you," he continued.
"You promise," I called. He hesitated which only added to my nerves.
"I might not catch you, but I promise that you won't get hurt." I paused thinking it over.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"I swear Brianna, just jump." I took a couple steps back and took a running start. When I came to the edge I did as he said and jumped.
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Brianna Gutierrez was a girl who never took risks. She liked to play things by the books. She always did what her mother and brother told her to do she got good grades, joined after school activities, and worked in the community; but she didn't like attention. At school she was 'The Nerd' and she liked it that way.
Xavier Collins was a star athlete. He hung with the cool crowd, was reckless , and an all around pain in the ass. But he had his demons too. His goal was to get him and his little sister out of the house, and into an actual home. He worked hard to keep his life as normal as possible but picked up every and any shift possible to get his own house and steady income. He'd do anything for his sister.
They were both perfectly content with the way their lives were going...
...Or so they thought.
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When Brianna and Xavier are paired up for a community project, they are forced to go out into the world together and try to change it. But when they start to clash heads on ideas Xavier has to teach Brianna to loosen up, while Brianna has to teach him to get a grip.
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Just Jump
Random"Brianna, come on," he said looking up at me. I shook my head slightly as I took a step back. "Come on, Bree. Jump I'll catch you," he continued. "You promise," I called. He hesitated which only added to my nerves. "I might not cat...
