Roses and Wallflowers
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Last published Sat, Mar 31, 2018
Mercury Erwin.
Yes that is her name.
At the brink of 16 Mercury seems like your average, artsy, student.
Avid bookworm, solid A-grade student with a tight circle of friends, she never steps out of line.
But after a home-wrecking secret comes to light. One by one pieces of her life disintegrate before her and her comfortable suburban lifestyle is beyond saving.
Failing school. Broken family.
With the help of a group of Rejects and wallflowers Mercury learns what the world is like without rose tinted glasses.
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