"That guy,
When Spring comes,
Flower blooms, but
They wither,
That's why I like him more.
When it rains,
The floating rainbow is beautiful, but
It will eventually disappear,
That's why I like him more,
When the night comes,
The floating stars twinkle, but
They will hide when the sun comes out,
That's why I like him more.
He's always been next to me,
That's why I like him."
Everyone was clappping, my teacher asked me if I wrote it myself, and I said yes.
"you wrote 'him' right? May I know who is 'him'?"
I glanced towards the 'him' from my poem. He was sitting right infront of me. I could see the back of his head. Then I got really shy and covered half of my face with the paper, while saying
"It's a secret"
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?
*****
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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