The Failing Place
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The Failing Place is a story about a young man who is struggling mentally and emotionally with his life. He feels trapped, hopeless, and alone in a world that doesn't seem to care about him. He tries to cope by escaping into a conversation.
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-𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤- "𝐈 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 '𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈'𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡?' 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 '𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫' 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞?" 𝐈 𝐲𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞. "𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭!" "𝐖𝐡𝐨'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞?" 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐈 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚. ---- Althea Carter; Soccer Prodigy, Star Student, Sibling, and Daughter. After the recent breakup of her ex-boyfriend, she snaps and is more determined than ever to get where she wants to be in life with no distractions or anything getting in her way of becoming the greatest female soccer player and who she truly is. She is set to prove everyone that weakens her wrong. Though something always comes her way and threatens to break her stride. Cardan Reyes; The 'new guy' of Grimson Smith College. A new school isn't easy for anyone especially after the incident that happened where he transferred from. He has a lot of baggage for one man to carry, what happens when he needs someone to help him carry it? Cover Made by: DevilishWritings Started:3/17/2021 Ended: 6/8/2021Complete
Two teenage girls become best friends in high school. One goes off to college, while the other is in high school. Sage, the college girl, gets a school transfer her sophomore year into the same college as freshman Ivory, her high school best friend. The two decide to room together off campus. Due to a manipulative classmate, they lose both their high school boyfriends. Though Sage is older, it is Ivory's job to be her rock, even though she is hurting too. Ivory's past comes back into play, causing Sage to shut her out. Ivory is on the edge, will Sage get back to her in time to save her? How will she save her? Maybe she will return Ivory's hidden love before it's too late... before her hidden love dies... maybe... WARNING: THIS IS A GIRLxGIRL STORY. THERE ARE POSSIBLE TRIGGERS LIKE SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION. ALSO MAJOR GIRLY FLUFFY STUFF. FAIR WARNING.
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