It's Only 8 Seconds
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  • Reads 23,544
  • Votes 416
  • Parts 29
  • Time 1h 14m
Ongoing, First published Nov 26, 2020
Mature
After Ail received a heartbreaking letter from the love of her life she decides that she is going to turn her life around forever. Ail goes on a journey of trying to find herself after she is left in the dust of Ryder. Her little baby girl is the new love of her life and the centre of her universe. Ail goes through more struggles on the path of finding herself again, but on the way, she finds so many more beautiful things.  But will it be too late for Ryder to win Ail back over when the time comes? And has Ail already moved on and started a new life where Ryder doesn't exist?
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