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Beneath the Surface

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Parts 15
Time 1h 43m

college comingofage contemporarydrama family highschool losses love selfdevelopment teenfiction youngadult

Seventeen-year-old Kayla Jackson has one goal: graduate and move on. But just weeks before her big day, life spins off course when a tragic accident leaves her twin brother critically injured-and her mother gone.

Torn between grief and responsibility, Kayla is forced to live with her father's new family, navigate her final days of high school, and somehow deliver a graduation speech that now means more than ever.

Amid the chaos, a forgotten classmate resurfaces-Darren, the quiet boy from Forensics class-offering support, honesty, and something Kayla didn't know she needed: hope. As she juggles grief, family tensions, love, and the weight of growing up too soon, Kayla must decide what kind of future she wants-and how much of her past she's ready to carry forward.

Beneath the Surface is a raw, heartfelt coming-of-age story about loss, love, and the quiet power of showing up-even when life doesn't go as planned.All Rights Reserved

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