When We Were Young
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She was a frightened 7-year old, a loved 10-year old, a caring 14-year old, a supportive 15-year old, a heartbroken 16-year old, a mature 18-year old, and an indecisive 19-year old.
What will year 20 bring?
Maverick Young has no idea how she ended up here: a miserable business major who loves history, yet fears pursuing it and best friend to a guy searching for his father, who abandoned him as a toddler.
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Follow Maverick and her two closest childhood friends through a journey of self-discovery, trauma, friendship, and romance.
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