"Because, if you could love someone, and keep loving them, without being loved back . . . then that love had to be real. It hurt too much to be anything else."
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A story of unrequited love, a love letter and unexpected turns:
Sarah Sanders has had a crush on Blake Shields since the 3rd grade. She has a confession of her love to him written in a letter she wrote in middle school that she kept up to now, the beginning of senior year. But Blake, the most popular, attractive, smart and sporty boy in the year wouldn't ever give her the time of day, let a lone any girl. He was hard to get, or more like impossible to get. Any girl who tried to flirt with him was never enough for Blake Shields, let alone Sarah, not the most bright, talented or all rounded girl. He probably didn't even know her name.
But what happens when Sarah's dad has to go away for a business trip for a few months? Her mother left when she was 6, so she is left in the care of her fathers best friend, Harry Shields and his family who Sarah had never met before, what will come out of her temporary stay at the Shields household?
This story continues over a space of a few years from high school days to college, and is full of drama, love, hurt, heartbreak and friendship.
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This is sort of based off the tv show Itazura Na Kiss that my friend showed me and I really liked the plot line and decided I'd try and put it into a story and change things up a bit, so credit to that for the inspiration.
Please read the first chapter for information on characters, cast and extra stuff to help you understand the story best thank you !! :)
**A Romance, Teen Fiction, and YA Featured Novel**
**Romance Reads 2024 Winner in "Friends and Family"!**
Worlds collide when a formerly overweight teen befriends a blinded football player and is forced to confront her growing feelings for the boy who lost it all.
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Tay Statin had always thought a perfect high school career was his God-given right. He had it all; perfect grades, scholarships to big-name schools, and football skills. Everything someone like him needs in Tennessee.
But all that is stripped away when a car accident takes away his brother and his chances at a Division I scholarship. Although his body healed, his vision hasn't. He might never play football again, and the prospect has left him bitter and unhappy.
Emori Hagen was "the fat girl" all her life. She grew accustomed to people laughing at her. But, with the help of her determination, she lost all the weight and finally achieved the body of her dreams. The only thing left to remind her of her past is the aching feeling every time she eats an apple instead of a cookie.
What Emori isn't expecting on her return to school is to find a broken Tay Statin who no longer smiles, rarely speaks, and doesn't care about anything or anyone around him. He's just existing. But the pain in his eyes is something she understands all too well. Can Emori help him find the hope he has lost?
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Started: April 5th, 2020
Completed(Unedited): August 30th, 2021
Undergoing a new round of edits offline
Word count: 73,951
Character banners by @avadel
Cover by @Shreya_VA