Chasing Dreams: From the bottom
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Last published Sun, Aug 10, 2014
16 year old Chase moves into a small town of Celmont Hills and joins the local high school. Being in a new place he deals with the good and bad of being the new guy. He goes through the daily struggles and joys of being a teenager, and works his way to a dream that seems it's far out of his reach against everyone that's putting him down. Being in a society that discourages people to chase their dreams, the path from the bottom seems a long way to the top.
Any resemblance to names and places is purely coincidental.
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This being my first work, I most likely have a few mistakes. Leave a comment about how you think of it. Honesty is appreciated. It definitely is worth a read as it shows the present context of the society and how the life of many teenagers are.
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