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When Taylor gets the chance to move out and start living on her own, she decides to take the chance with both hands and run away from her past. Once she's settled in her apartment, she thinks she's going to get her happy life, until she meets Jake, the boy who lives on the second floor in the apartment building and doesn't give her one simple look or even attention. She's not worth it in his eyes, but he is in her eyes. When Taylor tries to talk to him, she immediately sees the darkness in him and gets hit by the past she ran away from. She wants to run away, but she keeps feeling an affection towards him. But is it worth it to talk to him, to get to know the real Jake?
Can love overcome fear and pain at once?
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