Just Me ✔
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Jayden Riley lived an average life consisting of: school, friends, and Netflix.
However, one evening Jayden found her parents dead, causing her to move across the country to live with people she never met before.
Follow Jayden on her journey through friendship, heartbreak, and shocking additions to her parents' case.
Jayden has her hands full, but how full can she manage until she reaches her breaking point?
DISCLAIMER ---- slightly graphic details about her parents' death and strong language may be triggering to some readers
* Completed May 28th, 2020 *
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