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Close as Strangers

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A castaway from a very successful family, that's how Maxon Schreave was described. From London, all the way to Queens, Brooklyn, life was just as cruel as he'd thought it would be. He has never been the type to talk all the way, neither was he the guy who could express his feelings out loud. The mysterious trend from all around campus, the guy who felt the echoes of murmurs as he passed by, yet, he was still the guy all girls were dying for. 

With his silky, sleek black hair, his face which reeked the most hard-earned effort of casualness, his Circassian blue eyes which spilled like galaxies from far above, and his aura which resembled the strong and silent type, he was sure to remain the school's deepest mystery. 

No one knew anything about the man behind the music, but one girl was determined to find out. 

A product of both happiness and grief, Helena was well known as the image of a Silicon Barbie Doll, the campus-wide heartthrob, and the girl who looked like a dream. 
Pretty much everyone knew her, but she had her eyes fixed on Max only. She's never tried falling in love before, but she learned to not stare for too long, it weakened her somehow. So with all the strength she could muster, she averts her gaze before even falling into eye contact with him. 

Will she be the one to solve him? 

Or will he remain the introvert and the subject of each dreaded conversation?All Rights Reserved

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