"Real romances take work. This isn't some fairy tale, I have to work towards what I want," I thought to myself. I wasn't some clueless teenage girl, waiting to be swept off her feet, and yet that's exactly what I wanted. "Ask him out, it shows confidence, and guys love that," I felt excitement kick in as my palms began to sweat at the though of it. "He doesn't like girls like us, he likes sexy, breezy, and easy," I quickly followed up in my own head, rejecting any chance of me acting on my previous thought. But oh, was he amazing. I loved everything about him, from the dimples in his cheeks, to the hint of honey in his deep brown eyes, to every breath he took. Why can't he see, that he belongs to me?
You are your own worst enemy, everyone knows the saying. Teen romance meets a realistic struggle turned wrong, in this inward tale, told of course in first person view.
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Emmy's life is going just as she'd planned: She's living in her own apartment, dancing every day and is just leaps away from being named her company's next Prima ballerina. And she's only 17. But all of Emmy's plans come to a screeching halt when the FBI shows up at her door to let her know that she's being stalked by a serial killer. Suddenly, the safe, insulated world she created for herself is riddled with violence, fear...and a growing pile of dead bodies. At first Emmy wants nothing more than to forget her chilling new reality - but her admirer isn't finished with her yet, and before she knows it, Emmy's stuck in a nightmare she can't dance her way out of.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains detailed scenes of murder, rape, torture, sex and stalking, which may be triggering for some readers.
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