Star Witness
illinoisey
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  • Reads 4,894
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  • Parts 25
  • Time 8h 32m
illinoisey
Ongoing, First published Jul 05, 2020
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When Jesse Clarke's mother overdoses, his world comes crashing down.
He's moved out of the blue to Arizona, living with a father he's never met and completely content with loneliness. That is, until he sparks up an unexpected friendship with Tomás Escamilla-Bloom, of big words and wild outfits, putting his own pieces back together after a severe medical emergency. But as their bond intensifies, so does Jesse's addiction to painkillers, and soon both he and Tomás need to learn what it might really mean to heal--and they each have to wonder if they've got what it takes.
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Back to Us

51 parts Ongoing

Estella's world shattered when she was six years old, after her father died in a car accident. Her mother turned into an alcoholic, and her brothers abandoned her one by one, leaving her completely alone. Now, 12 years later, her brothers are back and want to rebuild their bond with Estella. But can she forgive them? ------------------------------------------------------------------

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