Meeting each other was just an accident, but becoming closer was a choice. Dana and Eric meet in a technology shop in the middle of town, when they first are being interviewed. Dana, the , and Eric the addict, surely nothing will happen between them, or so everyone thought.
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You knock at the door, covered in moving fish animation and floral designed, pastel blue door. You walk inside, expecting to see boxes or technology and computers but you get a faceful of hair when you almost run into this girl, about 5'5, standing next to a man talking to her in a crisp suit, stern, and looking almost angry. The girl was nodding consolingly and turned around just in time to catch you in her high-set ponytail.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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