Charlie Sharp is the school's good girl, she believes cliché is only a thing because everyone does it. Hence, her weird lunch spot at the back of the school. By herself. No friends. Mainly because her ex-best friend, Hadley Baker ditched her to steal her crush, Oli Zarruko , who she is still madly in love with. She knows they are banging with any chance possible, she knows they kiss so passionately against lockers to the extent it looks like they're pulling out each other's intestines. Deep down, she still believes she still has a chance with this guy who's not even the most popular, or good looking. He's just... Well, he's Oli.
Everything seems to be going fine, that is, until bad boy Vincent Parker comes crashing into Charlie's perfect life and ruins her chances with Oli. Ever since then, Vincent has been tormenting Charlie about her 'No-Where-Near' relationship status with Oli. Charlie is out to get the bad boy. Even if it means 'breaking' the 'good girl code'. She just doesn't know how, that is until, on one certain lunch, at one certain place, she discovers the bad boy's deepest, darkest, secret. He's a geek.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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