Safe Place

Most nights, River Jones goes home to a present... But not the kind you're thinking of.

In class, she remains on top of her grades whilst also juggling her horrible home life and part-time job. She wants to get out of her hometown Westwood Coast and she doesn't want anybody getting close to her. Even her only friend Kimberley.

River always travels to the lake, wasting her Saturdays by reading a book or just watching the ducks swim by. Sam Evans sees how she acts in school, intrigued by her and one day, he shows up at the lake, noticing something.

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"What's that?" He asks, inching closer to take a better look.

"I burnt it on straighteners." She replies bluntly, backing away.

"You're a bad liar, that's no burn. Tell me the truth." He demands, keeping the soft look on his face and she sighs reluctantly answering.

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The lake is her safe place, but can Sam Evans take that spot instead?

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