Waiting for Sunrise
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Last published Sun, May 17, 2015
"Someone I loved once told me - "There's no such thing as a happy ending." And he was right... The ending of my story won't be a happy one.
People say love is like a sunrise constantly bringing light into your life. Aurora Carder finds that too true when she falls in love with Caleb Brooks and their romance begins. Caleb fills Aurora's life with light and joy as they journey together through their senior year. Sadly things change and lives are altered when someone unexpected brings darkness into Aurora's life. It makes her start to question everything and everyone. With a mysterious man constantly watching her from afar Aurora isn't sure what to believe or who to trust anymore. Time is running out and a life changing decision will need to be made.
Will Aurora wait for the sunrise or let the darkness of night overtake her?
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