The Portmans
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  • Reads 54
  • Votes 7
  • Parts 3
  • Time 13m
Ongoing, First published Nov 30, 2014
Growing up in a big family is a hard thing to do...especially when your mother is hardly around, and you do not have a father because he was abusive and couldn't control his liquor. Unfortunately, this is everyday life for Billie Portman.

Billie Portman, a 17 year old girl, with seven siblings. She is apart of the "Fantastic Four" as they call themselves that... they're quadriplets. She's the girl everyone tries to become friends with, because she was born within a rich family, reason being her mom is the owner of "Simplicity" a huge fashion industry. Billie was born and raised in Texas, moved to New York for about 6 years when she was 11 years old, and has now returned home... living in a huge house now, and starting off her senior year. Her, and her siblings do not remember or practically know anyone here... but begin to get comfortable. Maybe to comfortable?

Read, and learn about the ups and downs in Billie Portman's life, her family's life, and maybe even her friends'.
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