Hey, my names Aren, but anyone who knows me calls me by my nickname- "Gumi". Ya, you read that right:
"Gumi."
I always think of sour patch kids when I think of it, and at the moment I can't quiet remember why or how it became my nickname, but that's besides the point.
I'm just your average high-school girl I guess who is a struggling artist and writer, why am I struggling? Because I can never finish a damn book or find my own unique style of drawing and only try to mimick others.
I'm also your average stubborn, hot headed, athletic girl who has been in love only once, and I'm rather ashamed of it as well, but besides that, i have no clue how to...fall in love with a guy in real life.
How do you talk to them?
How do you..act?
And also, how do I solve this math equation?!
Anyways, this book is about me discovering the new world and life high school had coming for me, with some love on the side- but most importantly of all...
It's about me finding my style.
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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