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After a failed attempt to recover from her illness, Wren is now stuck in life and has to pay the bills for her shitty appartement, which she can't. At the edge of 22 the young woman decides to take the matter in her own hand and starts working as a bartender for a club that gives second chances to people who might even need a third.
trigger warning for:
-addiction
-mental illness such as ed's and ptsd's
-assault
-sometimes vulgar language
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