Истории Gumption

A short story inspired from the path-breaking song 'Famous blue Raincoat' by Leonard Cohen.

Camden Shire was orphaned when she was five. She was born with a strange marking on her face which is the main cause for her grief and isolation in her small little town. Turns out - by the time she's fourteen, people are actually afraid of her. Not disgusted like she thought. She discovers her mark is meant to be a curse from God and anyone who associates with her will also be curse. Which is a really funny thing since she's always so nice to everyone. The streets are no place for a growing young girl. But that's exacly where she is and somehow - dispite the fact that she was looking for honest work - she gets swept away in a resistance on the wrong side. Running into a colorful bunch of kids, she finds herself falling into what everyone from where she come's from had said was the wrong cause. But maybe - maybe everyone was just misunderstanding everyone else. Sort of like people misunderstood her. COVER BY ALEXISJADES22 THANKS FOR THE COVER.

Highest Ranking #512 in Romance The song itself held so much meaning to our situation, so I committed it to memory, remembering each step and exactly how it felt to be in his arms for one last time. "Are you going to come to the wedding?" Enrique asked warily, as if he were dreading the answer. "Yes, I promise that I'll be there. Unless, you don't want me to come." I rushed out feeling panicked. Maybe he didn't want me to come, what if it was too hard- "What if you break your promise?" I mentally sighed in relief and smiled softly. "Ree, I will never break a promise to you. For as long as my heart is beating, no matter the pain it brings. I'm here today and I'll be there when you marry her in two weeks. Trust me." I stared into his eyes, hoping that he would see how much I meant my words and how much I loved him. ∞ ∞ ∞ Megan is an innocent, independent and beautiful woman. Enrique is a cocky, Greek God like playboy. When the two's worlds collide, the chemistry is explosive. Through a series of nasty confrontations and misinterpretations, the two end up hating each other, but neither can deny the strong attraction. Just as things finally start looking up for the couple an unfortunate turn of events leave both of them heartbroken and alone. Will the dynamic couple overcome the obstacles thrown in their path or will their sacrifices mean the end of their love story? I mean, what is a love story without a little hate? Without a little hurt?

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