So We Begin
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MatureOngoing16m
Last published Wed, Oct 13, 2021
Phoebe Morningstar is not your average 16 year old girl. Instead of boys, makeup and parties, she prefers books, and solitude.
Being raised in an extremely abusive home, Phoebe turns angrier and colder everyday. Violent outbursts, self-destructive behavior, and isolation are her only companions.
That is, until Trenton Mattson barges back into her life. The boy behind the wall. The boy who hears it all, but never helps. The boy who is just like everyone else.
Until he isn't like everyone else. Until he begins to tear down every barrier she has carefully placed between her beaten soul and the rest of the world.
Her friend? The only one.
But, can their friendship survive the truth? Is she too broken, and he too whole? Does "love" really conquer all?
Only time will tell; and - So We Begin.
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