The Walls Between Us
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Love is strong, stronger than any other thing you can ever think of, fighting for what you love the most is very important no matter what you are facing, Love will always win. Drake had no money to sponsor his future. He struggled to further is education after his parents death.
Lidia's parent will never allow her to marry Drake, because he's black and poor. Lidia nodded but in her mind she would never agree with her parents, afterall she's the only child of her parent. Lidia, she's really ready to face whatever it takes to marry Drake and make him a rich man just like her family.
Love can be so tough sometimes to fight for, but at the end love will always win, Less wetness how to people fight for their love against the world.
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{ The Walls Between Us }
by Marcus Derek
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