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In The Shadows

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Parts 6
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Reads 162
Votes 38
Parts 6
Time 35m

Mature

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Shadows cover everything. Things are often hidden in shadows, whether in an actual sense or a metaphoric one. You can never know what's hidden in the shadows.

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Not everything is as it seems. Not everything is as clear as day. A lot is hidden in the world, right under people's eyes. A lot of people don't see it. This is true of a young boy named Patrick Harper. A naïve, kind-hearted boy that always believes in second chances, and maybe even third ones. Naïve to the cold-tempered world around him. The young boy doesn't know the secrets that befall him. The secrets that are all around him, hiding, waiting for the time to strike. He's oblivious. Patrick doesn't know what's there.

On a fateful day, everything changes. Everything seems to go weird at once. From a mysterious boy that seems to be tracking Patrick, all the way to meeting a special group of people he never knew existed. His life went from near boring to as eventful as possible just through a simple pencil. 

This story is about this young boy's journey through a life that was given to him that he never thought could exist.

**TRIGGER WARNINGS- Swearing, death, homophobia, child abuse/abandonment, minor mentions of rape, kidnappingAll Rights Reserved

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