Focus on me
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MatureComplete Wed, Nov 7, 20183h 19m
Focus.. baby can you focus, on me?
Anais is 19 trying to figure out life. After she got kicked out of her parents home at 17, she's been independent and worked hard for the life she has. But it seems like everything starts falling apart at the seams when her and her boyfriend Dom broke up. Nothing seems to be adding up but she knows she can't fold or everything she worked for will be for nothing. Anais decides to move to a new state for a fresh start and runs into some interesting people. With new friends and new love interests and new problems how will things unfold for Anais? Can she take the pressure? Or will she lose it all?
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