Broken Crayons Still Color
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Ongoing14m
Last published Wed, Mar 4, 2015
Meet Layla Jane Murrey. She's shy, simple, and likes to keep to herself. She has a best friend named Rio who she can tell everything to, except her dark secret.
She's broken.
But that won't stop her from taking an interest in Rood Adams, the new transfer student. He's quiet, cute, and an amazingly good artist. Before she knows it, he's the thing saving her from falling.
What will Layla do when her world's falling apart, and that the person who's putting it back together might just get hurt?
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