Independently Dependent
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Last published Wed, Aug 18, 2021
Her head knows what she wants, but her heart knows what she needs.
"One thing's for certain.. you aren't from around here."
-Florence (Ren) is an adventurer stuck inside a meaningless town. Since her youth, she had been dreaming of the day she would come to leave this town. When the opportunity arose she took it quickly.
The independent young woman set out to be her true self, to be the Ren she always dreamed of. All the way across America. From Kentucky to Oregon, she went alone. Ren never had a care in the world when it came to men and dating... but then she met him.
Everything changed. For better and worse.
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