I sit down, and relax my shoulders. I'm going home. Not that it feels that way without... I look back to see if he's still there, but he's already walking to his car, almost imperceptible among the rain, that has now started violently assaulting the asphalt. He stops, unnoticed, immobile, a boy in the rain.
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Morgan Prince has always been a bit difficult to understand. Cold, distant, and apathy incarnate. Under the surface though, lies a glowing beating heart, ready to love the world as it is. Years of repression, and abuse from a manipulative mother has all but made Morgan empty, a void. And along came Dean Jacobs. Lukewarm, empathetic, funny. Almost Morgan's exact opposite. And yet the right joke at the right time, and Morgan's heart glew a little brighter. Can one little star make the void a brighter place?
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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