the last time i updated this thing for real was in 2015, so i highly advise against reading this. even so, i will never cease to be astonished at the sheer number of individuals who have willingly read and loved this book over the course of the past years. no matter how cringey this old material may be, it brings back a sense of nostalgia to my early wattpad days that i'll never forget. if i was ever feeling down, there would be thousands of people here to listen and to support me. i owe everyone who read this book any time between 2014-2015 the world, for you guys, i'll be forever grateful. thank you for everything. on a side note, please stop and refrain from calling me your "senpai" or "author-nim." cover credit: harry clarke, "silence"

Wendy May writes in her diary every day and this is what she has to say...

...And on rainy days we would escape. Escape from the world. We would sing. We would dance in the rain. We would be free. But now it isn't the same. On rainy days I stay inside. Lock myself in my room. Cry. I would cry myself to sleep. And I would hope to never wake up again. I want to be free forever. ********* Chloe Clarke was living a perfect life. She's the most popular girl in school, she has good grades, she's dating the boy that everyone likes, she has best friends that are loyal to her, and everyone adores her. Everything is going perfectly fine, until her 17th birthday. She throws a huge party, and everyone's having so much fun. But something goes terribly wrong. That changes her life forever.

Reece Bremer goes through life with a scowl and cold personality. Jessica Andrews goes through life with a glowing smile and positive outlook. Reece looks at life with dull, judgmental eyes that make him hate the world and the people living in it. Jessica, well... She looks at life through a camera. Literally. They're polar opposites, and that's what sparks Reece's immediate hate for Jessica the moment they meet. All he sees is a girl with the best life, put in the category of those who get everything handed to them on a silver platter. But who says Jessica's life is like that? Just like a photograph, there's more to the story than what you see. Stumbling across one of Jessica's hidden portfolio might reveal that her happiness isn't all that true. Behind that smile and each picture she takes, holds a thousand words of a very big secret - one that Reece is determined to find out. And who knows? It just might change everything between them. cover by dysanic || 2015 watty's winner for talk of the town ||