The Reality of the Imaginary
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Last published Wed, Jul 6, 2022
What makes your imaginary life so different from reality?
What about reality makes your imagination?
Everyone at Arlington Prep has struggles, more than the average teenager should have to go through, and everyone at Arlington Prep has their own escape. Something that brings them away from reality.
Luna, Evren, Ophelia, Mary Jane, and Liam have their own special stories, and their own place in their minds to escape from their struggles: The Imaginary.
With all the problems they are dealing with, will they be able to use this escape to make their reality better, or will they get stuck in their blissful fantasies?
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