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[ completed; unedited ] When Rylie Henderson starts her dreaded senior year of high school, all she wants to do is hide herself from the rest of the world and read, her favorite hobby. She finds it as her distraction from what happened to her in the past. Rylie is encouraged to branch out, but she doesn't know which step to take. When she meets Elias Greene, a cute aspiring artist, she begins to feel different about everything and possibly changes her mind about hiding herself from the world. Elias has his own set of goals for the school year like Rylie, but will they both achieve what they truly want at the end?

Love, friendship, diversity, betrayal, and pride all wrapped into one in a high school coming-of-age story.

word count [ 50,000-70,000 words ]
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COVER DESIGN by Cassy Frost (@bycassyfrost)
BANNER DESIGN: @Singularity_WritesAll Rights Reserved

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