Elijah's Guide to Not Becoming a Criminal

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Time 1h 36m

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❝I'm Elijah. At 17, I became the world's most wanted criminal. 
And this is how you don't do the same. ❞

Elijah's week starts out like any other. He paints. He goes to school. He hangs out with his best friend, Mason. And repeat. 

But then Kaia Newton walks into his life. 

They didn't set out to become fugitives that evening but, one bottle of champagne later, they've stolen a painting from the National Gallery itself. And afer one crime, what's a couple more? Suddenly, they're (accidentally) England's most-wanted criminals. In a stolen car, they're on the run and are making their way cross-country

Eli ditches his family, his dream-car and his best friend. All he has is the funny, gorgeous Kaia- his partner in crime and also the only reason he's made it this far. 

All-in-all, he's not too happy with how things went. So here's his guide on how you don't suffer the same fate.

600 miles, 2 teenagers and 1 priceless painting. What could possibly go wrong?All Rights Reserved

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