Countdown to Nothing

Countdown to Nothing

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What is it like to watch the clock tick as you hurtle inevitably towards the end of the best years of your life? "Nothing is sad until it's over, then everything is" This is my favorite quote from Doctor Who because I can relate so much to it. I've been living in Rome for the past 7 years, and yet it feels like I was born and raised here because everything about my life before Rome quite frankly sucked. And now, in exactly one month, I will be leaving Rome and heading off to college. So in this book, I will try to write as often as possible to capture my feelings and attempt to put them into some kind of coherent manner; maybe the process of writing them down will help me get through them more easily. You will find some very artsy writing and some very plain and boring writing depending on my mood. Since this is my first book, the stories will include a lot of flashbacks that will hopefully let you piece together some versions me as a person.
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One last trip with her family before she goes to University. Her intentions for this trip were to spend every minute making memories and savouring the last moments she'd get with her family before she moved away. She did this, just not with who she had planned. In the Italian sun it's easy to make rash decisions and to have a lapse in judgement. Especially when a man, you've only just met, comes into play. When he's showing you the island and teaching you Italian, how can you not fall madly in love? With three weeks to spend, will she let herself fall head over heels for a guy she will most likely never see again, or will she stick with her former plan and come to her senses?

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