Not going to lie, life sucks, it LOVES to throw an untimatum, where it pours in ridiculous amount of unwanted surprises.
I wish I was your normal 22 year old college student, but as I said, we are often forced to face circumstances life wants to put us in, which we are taught to avoid at all cost.
Me, Rabiya Hustan, is a victim of Rape, assault, and physical abuse.
At edge, and counting down the days my past resurfaces, waking up to destruct what is left of my damaged self.
So what should be my bigger concern? My past or the fact that I'm involuntarily getting engaged to someone I've never known in my life. Atleast that's what I claim to tell myself.
Let the roller coaster my life so endearingly put me in, begin.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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