Smoke and Mirrors
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Last published Fri, Jun 11, 2021
Growing up in a picturesque town with an imperfect story isn't a fairytale. SERENITY; a twenty year old Broadcast Journalism student at University of London lives a not so perfect life with a smile on her lips. Then there's HAROLD; Serenity's bestfriend who is undoubtedly smart but faces consequences of his whole personality.
Everything wasn't great but, three words might change everything.
DON'T LEAVE ME.
Will it free them from the imperfections and consequences that they're facing or will it be the key to discover a secret that can actually lead to a destruction of a good relationship?
© 2017 by Gabrielle Summers.
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