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A Place to Call Home (Sunshine)

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Reads 5,472
Votes 473
Parts 59
Time 9h 2m

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family friendship humor life love mom moments

"Family is not about blood, it's about who is willing to hold your hand when you need it the most.''  

Sunshine has been in this worthless excuse of an orphanage for the last eleven years after her parent's deaths. However she hopes that things will be looking up when she receives word that the Jefferson family will be adopting her. 

Over time she seems to be fitting in after she meets Phoebe and Sean. However those friendships and not to mention her first love may just end in a mysterious betrayal. 

Her life finally seems to be going in a good direction thanks to the Jefferson's kindness. What happens when she learns a little too much about the supposedly perfect Jefferson family؟ Will she able to stay with them and accept the fact?


WARNING: THIS STORY IS A WORK OF FICTION, THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME NECESSARILY UNREALISTIC INCIDENTS; IF YOU DON'T ENJOY THESE KINDS OF STORIES THEN YOU'VE COME TO THE WRONG PLACE.
THIS STORY IS NOT FLAWLESS EITHER, SO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.All Rights Reserved

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