Catching Peace
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Last published Tue, May 2, 2017
Peace: untroubled, tranquil, content.
Dakota has known, ever since she saw her father kiss another woman other than her mother, that her life was a mess. She has fought an enteral battle and soon has a plan to gain peace in her life. She'll leave the town she's grown up in and try to find her place in the world.
However, when she meets local skater Enrique, she is introduced to the life she has thrown away. The life of staying and falling in love at a young age.
She starts to learn that the fight to gain peace is much harder than she realized and she's not the only one fighting for happiness.
This is the story of how everyone finds peace, no matter how cruel their actions maybe.
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