Picture Perfect Story
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Last published Wed, May 20, 2020
"When I awake, I look around and find myself in strange surroundings. This unfamiliar bed feels so much better than my hand-me down but where am I? I see the light grey walls which are covered with expensive looking pictures. Who's room is this?
Think Isabelle! Think! What were you doing last? And then it hit me, the guy! The really really hot guy... Wait, Isabelle focus! He was walking towards me and then.."
Isabelle Mai, an aspiring journalist had been on a casual picnic at the park when she sees a guy who she can't seem to take her eyes off of. What happens when she proceeds to faint in typical Isabelle fashion?
Matthew Ryans prefers being to himself and not letting anyone in but why can't he stop thinking about the girl who fainted infront of him at the park?
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