A/N: This is an unedited, significantly different version of the soon to be published novel by losangelesque aka L. Akhter. This draft was written when I was 15-18 years old and I highly encourage new readers to read the published version instead. Former high school football star Frank Novak meets profound and depressed loner Lolita Abri - and falls headfirst into love. Throughout the course of one school year, they unravel each other and their sadness, setting apart their differences and realizing that sometimes love isn't enough - and sometimes it just might be. [FIRST DRAFT] Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXTbhopy9ts © All Rights Reserved. Teen Fic #7 A Wattpad Featured story

After escaping her past, Miranda finds herself in coastal Maine, and when she meets Owen, she must help him uncover what truly happened to his now-dead ex. ***** On the run from her abusive ex, Miranda Lewis figures a small town in coastal Maine is just the place for her to lay low. There she befriends Claire, the owner of a local cafe, and her son, Owen. A woodworker and musician, he keeps to himself, especially since the town believes he played a part in the disappearance of the town's pride and joy... a skilled artist and his former girlfriend. As the two begin to grow closer, Miranda agrees to help him uncover the truth behind what really happened, especially now that strange things are occurring again, leading all roads back to Owen. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]] Cover designed by Simone Northey

♢ Highest Achieved: #25 in legal, #28 in orchestra, #43 in letting-go, #44 in drowning, #173 in childhood-sweethearts ♢ What would you do if you'd find all you've cherished wiped out on the very day you've stepped on the first step of your estimable ladder to success? Maddened to distraught, Basil Landsborough stands on the edge of dismal Life and sweetness of the salvation of Death. Would he take the fatal step down the forever doom of cold demise, known as Death, or consider giving Life another chance? If he does, would he succeed in doing so or keep suicide as an alternative if things don't work out? (Pardon the typos and little errors, have to sieve them out when I get the time to.) [Updates every fortnight] • To be finished by the end of October 2019•