Moving Forward
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Last published Sun, Mar 29, 2015
Her mother passed away. Not in a car accident or something like that. Her mother committed suicide. How a mother could decide to leave her daughter, Althea Smith does not know.
She wishes she could go back in time to stop her mother, to show her
mother how much she loved her. It's too late now and all she has left is her best friend. He's tall, dark, and handsome.
Beckham Connor. After the sorrow starts running deeper than Althea can handle, scars start to add up on her wrist and Beckham isn't so okay with that. He is her rock, her best friend, and all she has left in her life. Beckham has a secret, though. He likes her. A lot. Will Althea ever see Beckham more than a friend? Will she be able to cope with the death of her mother or will depression be too much for her to move forward? Read to find out....
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