The Darkness That Looms Beneath the Light
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Ongoing5m
Last published Mon, Jul 30, 2018
Maybe she's right.....
Everybody would be better off without me....
I won't have to feel this aching pain anymore.....
Leah is your average teenage girl....well to others shes just your average teenager. She's kind, helpful, cheerful. But she can also be protective and serious when needed. There is also a side to her that no-one knows about. She self harms, she has very serious anxiety and depression. She puts on a fake smile for others and deals with others problems while she has her own to deal with. One can only take so much till they break....
She meets someone one day. Can they save her, or will they fail.....
Come with leah on her journey to find out.
WARNING: suicidal actions and depression throughout this book. If this triggers you, please do not read!!!
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