Saving Grace
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Last published Sat, Jul 21, 2018
When Beauty meets the Beast where love weathers storms.
A mother-a friend-a provider-a giver- a fighter, yet flawed. 27 year old Shawnee carries the weight of these titles well as she takes on the daily task of caring for her 6yr old son, while trying to find her way in love and life.
With dreams beyond her nurses aide background, Shawnee takes a leap of faith in the middle of crisis. As her world shatters around her, with some of the brokenness still intact-she falters. Not for long does she tread the line between happiness and tragedy, before reality sets in.
Odell's youth was spent causing chaos all whilst attempting to put the pieces of his life back together. At the age of 18 he's forced out of his childhood home, in the aftermath of leading a life no parent would wish for their child. His own indiscretions bring about further poor decision making, but loneliness cures the bite of his rugged outlook.
Determined to grow from his mistakes, Odell distances himself in the extreme. Over 500 miles away from what was comfortable and known to him, he clears a murky path for himself in Atlanta, Georgia. It's there that he discovers that what he needed was in closer proximity than he'd thought.
The seemingly odd pair finds comfort in their ability to bond and adapt without much firsthand knowledge of each other. However, what brings them together, may very well be a part of what shifts their relationship for the better and worst.
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