Not Her Fault

"Why are you here?" I avoided his gaze and stared at the faded lights of Las Vegas.

"I could ask you the same thing." From my peripheral I noted how angry he was. He was squinting and furrowing his eyebrows. Why was he always angry with me?

"Why do you care?" I finally met his dark brown eyes and crossed my arms. Come on take the bait. I wanted a fight.

"Because," He paused, "You're dying Noah."

"You're wasting your time."
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After her older brother left, Noah Peters has spent her whole life covering for her absent mother and abusive step-father; whether its unpaid bills, missed work shifts, or drug-related conflicts: Noah has been thrown in the middle. Growing up in the outskirts of Vegas surrounded by drug rings and gangs, she was forced from a young age to protect herself. Not to mention the constant pressure of paying off her brothers debts and being the parent she never had. But as her mother's drug and alcohol addiction increases she takes a turn for the worst and secrets that have been collecting dust for years begin to appear, she might be out of time.

All while trying to avoid a scary boy named Geo who might know more than she thinks.