The Bright Side of Darkness [Draft]

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Parts 40
Time 4h 59m

Reads 24,659
Votes 1,899
Parts 40
Time 4h 59m

**A Romance, Teen Fiction, and YA Featured Novel**
    **Romance Reads 2024 Winner in "Friends and Family"!**
    
    Worlds collide when a formerly overweight teen befriends a blinded football player and is forced to confront her growing feelings for the boy who lost it all.
    
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    Tay Statin had always thought a perfect high school career was his God-given right. He had it all; perfect grades, scholarships to big-name schools, and football skills. Everything someone like him needs in Tennessee.
    
    But all that is stripped away when a car accident takes away his brother and his chances at a Division I scholarship. Although his body healed, his vision hasn't. He might never play football again, and the prospect has left him bitter and unhappy.
    
    Emori Hagen was "the fat girl" all her life. She grew accustomed to people laughing at her. But, with the help of her determination, she lost all the weight and finally achieved the body of her dreams. The only thing left to remind her of her past is the aching feeling every time she eats an apple instead of a cookie.
    
    What Emori isn't expecting on her return to school is to find a broken Tay Statin who no longer smiles, rarely speaks, and doesn't care about anything or anyone around him. He's just existing. But the pain in his eyes is something she understands all too well. Can Emori help him find the hope he has lost?
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    Started: April 5th, 2020
    Completed(Unedited): August 30th, 2021
    Undergoing a new round of edits offline
    Word count: 73,951
    Character banners by @avadel
    Cover by @Shreya_VAAll Rights Reserved

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**A Romance, Teen Fiction, and YA Featured Novel**
**Romance Reads 2024 Winner in "Friends and Family"!**

Worlds collide when a formerly overweight teen befriends a blinded football player and is forced to confront her growing feelings for the boy who lost it all.

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Tay Statin had always thought a perfect high school career was his God-given right. He had it all; perfect grades, scholarships to big-name schools, and football skills. Everything someone like him needs in Tennessee.

But all that is stripped away when a car accident takes away his brother and his chances at a Division I scholarship. Although his body healed, his vision hasn't. He might never play football again, and the prospect has left him bitter and unhappy.

Emori Hagen was "the fat girl" all her life. She grew accustomed to people laughing at her. But, with the help of her determination, she lost all the weight and finally achieved the body of her dreams. The only thing left to remind her of her past is the aching feeling every time she eats an apple instead of a cookie.

What Emori isn't expecting on her return to school is to find a broken Tay Statin who no longer smiles, rarely speaks, and doesn't care about anything or anyone around him. He's just existing. But the pain in his eyes is something she understands all too well. Can Emori help him find the hope he has lost?
-
--
Started: April 5th, 2020
Completed(Unedited): August 30th, 2021
Undergoing a new round of edits offline
Word count: 73,951
Character banners by @avadel
Cover by @Shreya_VA

40 parts