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Trying to live
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Ongoing, First published Jan 31, 2018
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High school senior Emerson Vermont is counting down the days until graduation, desperate to leave behind her small town and its tangled past. But when her mother is seriously injured in a car accident, Emerson's carefully laid plans are thrown into chaos. Now, she's forced to move in with her ex-boyfriend's family, dragging old wounds and unresolved feelings right back to the surface.

As she adjusts to this unexpected reality, Emerson finds comfort in a familiar face, forming a connection that begins to blur the line between solace and true affection. Torn between the past she thought she'd outgrown and a future that feels increasingly out of reach, she must confront her emotions and the unintended consequences of her choices..

Will Emerson find the strength to move forward, or will she stay stuck in the version of herself she's trying so hard to leave behind?

Trigger warnings: alcohol abuse, suicide, mentioning of drugs, ...

Please read with caution. If you can't read things like these because they trigger something, don't read because your well-being is more important!

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"If you love me, you won't leave me." Jessie has believed those words from her boyfriend, Josh, since senior year of high school. She loves him and doesn't want to leave him. Not even when he shouts at her and hits her. Jessie's best friend, Kolleen, can't stand seeing her in that situation. With a bit of convincing - and the worst beating she'd ever received - Jessie agrees to move into an apartment with Kolleen. But not long after, Jessie is scared the worst of her nightmares will soon become a reality. Josh goes missing, and suddenly Jessie would swear she's being followed. One night changes everything, and one person soon changes Jessie's outlook. A responding officer from that fateful night begins to seek her out, at first claiming it's part of his job. As she spends time with her new friend outside of his job, she starts realizing that her feelings are evolving. After being abused for over a year, Jessie is terrified she's falling in love. What's even more terrifying is that he might be, too. She isn't ready for love. Not yet. She makes up her mind that if he is falling, and if he does love her, he'll wait for her to be ready, and if she loves him, she won't let herself hurt him. Can the words that used to cage her in really be the key to her freedom? --- Featured On: @NA: Take a seat and let it be | Mature Content and 18+ reading list @NA: You deserve the world | Mental Health reading list Ambys Top Picks New Adult 2023

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