All my life, I was concentrated on being the best. The best in sports, the best in academics, in everything that mattered to my parents. Until I met him, I never realized how much they had me under their control. But then I moved to Boston, to study at Harvard. I always dreamed of studying there and meeting new people, who would be just like me. When I arrived, I found out that I had an amazing room, which I shared with two other girls. They were both the same and so different from me. I was a bookworm, an introvert who never went to big parties and concentrated on school. Don't get me wrong, I was always confident and knew what I wanted, how I looked, I just didn't like people. They were the kind of girls that went to party every weekend, loved groups of people and spent their parent's money without a second thought. We became good friends they took me in and changed me. Everything went fine, until the day I met Nathaniel. From that moment on, my life became chaotic. The same time, I was never happier or my life was the opposite it ever was. I became free.
This is actually my first published story. If you have anything to correct or that bothers you, just tell me. Thank you for reading this, I hope I can entertain you.
XOXO Helena
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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