A story within a story. Halle was getting ready to leave for college when a mysterious package shows up on her doorstep. * This is a portfolio of my creative writing pieces for my Creativity and the Writing Process class Spring Semester of 2015. All portfolio pieces are italicized after the first chapter unless otherwise noted. * Copyright © 2015 by Eliza Brodeur-Fossa All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Claire Johnson; a smart, talented musician who wants to pursue a life in music, but not only in music. When a huge tragedy occurs, Claire feels like her world is falling apart. She has to live with her cousin in Nebraska. She's sad, but she wants to be positive and strong for her parents. When she meets Shawn she thinks he can be her friend and slowly develops a crush. When Shawn meets Claire, he feels a connection with her. He sees something different about her and it's not that she's Jack Johnson's cousin, but another sweet and talented girl. Shawn wants to know about her, get to know her and this is the story Shawn Mendes develops a crush *2018 Version* Alone is now available as a physical book and ebook through Amazon! For copyright reasons, only the first 15 chapters will be up here on Wattpad. This is just a glimpse of the story! If interested in having your very own copy of Alone you can search for: "Samantha S Webb" or type in "Alone: A teen fiction". Link will also be on profile and message board