Touchdown
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"New school," Angela Marcis says with a long sigh as the school door opens and students flood through. A quick glance through the hallways and she feels it. This is the year. She knows it. This is the year her and her childhood best friend agreed, would be the year they'd find love.
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Who would've thought that a football game would be the one place she's finds her special someone?
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Time goes on and as they reveal themselves to each other, secrets are also revealed. Soon, the only comfort they have is themselves.
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Join them in this tale of tragedy, romance, and teen angst (with a little bit of football of course)
WILL SHE EVER FIND THE BOY OF HER DREAMS?
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CHAPTER 8: I parked my car in her driveway and she says to me "Can you stay for a bit?" Without even thinking I say yes knowing if I was in her position I'd say the same thing. We walk up to her room and Day lays against the bottom board of her bed and she sniffles barely able to catch her breath. "How could he just kiss her like that!" Tears are running down her face and she turns to me and falls into my embrace. She's shaking and I don't know what to do but just hold her." Day Lyntess is a sixteen year old girl from Haven Horizon an island off the coast of New York whose life looks picture perfect. She's class president, has a perfect boyfriend, a stable group of friends she is also an athlete and has a bright future. On the first day of her junior year she meets a boy named Colton Classon. The first time they exchange words something in her body lit up that hadn't ever before. She feels angst around him wanting him always around but she doesn't know why. Day is now intrigued to learn more about him and Colton can't get enough of her especially because her family bloodline has royals but that's a different story..... PLAYLIST - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5LlrYsOSBrrmhS1t0GeR1X?si=GjsU-PAiTwagn2uzTMKgjQ&pi=u-KBjIE8xHQk-Y
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