What happens when a naïve girl enrages the waters between the wealthy and the loving...
...... At this point, Miss Tall and Pretty was rambling on faster than a woodchipper and Adelaide couldn't hold back the giggles escaping from her lips.
"Oh my daze," Adelaide said between giggles "If you talk any quicker, I won't be able to understand a word you're saying," A blush slowly crept up the face of Miss Tall and Pretty as she whispered "Um, sorry..."
Adelaide giggled some more and stretched her hand out for a handshake. At first, Miss Tall and Pretty just stared between Adelaide's hand and face before grasping a firm hold of it.
"I still don't have your name Miss Pretty," Adelaide blurted out before she could realise what she was saying.
This time, Miss Tall and Pretty became tomato red as she uttered "It's uh Ca-Callista, um, most pe-people call me, uh, Ca-Cali" Adelaide then realized how flustered this girl was becoming so to test the waters, she asked, "Why do you stutter so much?"
"I don't"
It was a plain reply with a blank expression.....
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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