Guys are not an obstacle in her way. Since she is one of the cutest in her class, she swiftly brushes them off. Ichigo Hikari was heart broken. Being an adopted child, she experienced no love from her real family, but when John Ishida stepped into her life, everything turned around. She'd loved him with all her heart at such a young age. She would visit Japan every year for summer vacation, but mostly for John. Until she finds another girl pressing her lips to his. She's devastated and hurt, but what's hurts the most is that she loved him. She shuts everyone out of her life and tries to be the good girl she's supposed to be. That is until a transfer steps into her life. Kashino Takeshima. Catching her attention, he tempts her to breaks all the rules that were not meant to be broken. It gets her thinking... Are these rules worth breaking? But in the end, she knows that love will leave her all over again, for all good things must go. She continues to chase, disregarding their past. Kashino Takeshima... John Ishida...
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"Ichigo," he shifts closer to me, the distance between us only a few inches. "You don't know me, do you?"
"Who are you?"
"I never meant to break your heart."
John.
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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