What Could Have Been | ✔️
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Nowadays, human beings blindly stumble through life.
But a life lived with regrets is a life not lived at all.
Elle and Lou share the same regret. They both kept their love for the other hidden for fear of it being unrequited. However, when their last year together comes along, the undeniable attraction between the two of them can't be ignored any longer. But just as Lou begins to take actions to win over Elle, she begins to move on to try and get over him. Will these two finally be able to come clean about their love, or will they be left agonizing about...what could have been?
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