Painfully Lovely
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Rose Anderson is 18 and just stepping foot into college life. Her life isn't exactly what you would call "lovely". As much as she wants to change her fate, she has given up to it. As shy and timid as she is, she tries to live on. Zach Alpha is also 18 and new to college. His life is as perfect as it can get, yet he always seems angry at the world. What made him this way? What will happen if him and Rose cross paths?
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