If you had met me before you'd probably think of the stereotypical girl next door blond hair, blue eyes, and if you had to guess good grades, the 'perfect' child, and for the most part all of those are true specifically blonde hair, blue eyes, and good grades. The perfect part is the one that falls through, not that you'd have ever known that seeing as I had every intention of pretending to be perfect, at least in front of everyone I knew. But you cant pretend to be someone you're not forever. And I suppose my snapping point was at my high school graduation where I stood on stage with the class above me (like I said ππππ grades), a bunch of people I don't know and who don't know me, staring at the crowd in front of me and realizing that no one came for me, and maybe I'm overacting, everyone always says I am, but that hurt more than ill ever show.
So I did what any normal person would do when it gets too much, I left, ran away, disappeared.
A fake ID's surprisingly easy to get, A name change too if you don't do it legally.
-Atlas
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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