Shrinking Violet
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Last published Thu, Apr 23, 2020
"I didn't love you when I met you, you know?"
"Tell me the story."
"Of?"
"Falling in love with me. Obviously."
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At the beginning of this whole tale, Lulu Fisher is a sophomore, a budding thespian, a hopeless romantic, and maybe into girls. Lulu tries to figure out her love life to the background of high school parties and school plays. This story starts at the end and works its way back.
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