13FloatingStars
Tessa Jackson writes the school's anonymous advice column as Dear Nobody-the voice everyone talks about but no one can find.
Conner Davis hates rumours almost as much as he hates Dear Nobody, so when he vows to uncover the mystery writer, he never expects Tessa to be his reluctant partner.
Now she's juggling school, secrets, her prank-happy little sister, and helping her enemy expose... herself.
High school was supposed to get easier-but when secrets start to feel like lies, how long can Tessa stay nobody?
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"Anonymity is too much power. How do we know if anything Dear Nobody says is true? They could just be making shit up, and we all believe it because we've placed our trust in a faceless name," he huffed, weirdly poetically. I opened my eyes- he was sitting next to me on the floor, folding a paper airplane.
"I mean, it goes both ways. We don't know if they're lying but we also don't know if they're telling the truth - it's opinion. We form our own based on research, not on one Dear Nobody article. What if they're someone who just wants to speak freely without being judged?" I sat up, moved the pillow behind me, and leaned against the wall.
"When you have something to say, you should expect others to have something to say as well. Anonymity is hiding and no one hides because they only have good things to say," he said, tossing the plane into the air. We watched it glide, hitting the wall on the other side of the room and crumpling to the floor.
"Agree to disagree. Some people aren't as confident in speaking their mind as you are Conner." I shrugged, turning to meet his eyes.
"So you're saying more people should be like me?" He smirked and I slapped his arm. We sat in comfortable silence. I don't think that's ever happened before.
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