Heather Gibbs has always been praised for her beauty and intelligence. Every since she was born, everyone wanted to be her friend but as she grow older, every girl wanted to be her and every guy wanted her. To them, she was faultless with a flawless life.
But that's what they saw. Not what it was.
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Truth be told, her life was far from that. A dead dad and a raging alcoholic for a mother. "Mother" couldn't be bothered with Heather cause' she's too busy with her new boyfriend, Robert or as she likes to call him Roby Rob. Heather never got in the way of their relationship. She thought it was her mother's way of coping with her father death. Not that she was doing any better.
After her father's death, things took a turn for the worse. Her mom would get frustrated whenever she saw Heather and took it out on her in violent ways. And it didn't make it better as she was going through a break-up with an obsessive ex. As these events spiral into a series of unfortunate events, Heather goes through life struggle which eventually leads up into her demise.
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The inspiration for this book was Heather by Conan Gray and "Heather's POV" by @tessablasko on Tiktok, a parody of Heather which goes into how Heather's puts up a front of how she actually feels. I just thought of this randomly, how I could turn it into something more sinister to show that pretty doesn't mean happy. Pretty doesn't mean satisfied. It doesn't free. And what better way to show that by writing a wattpad :)
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THIS STORY HAS SCENES OF DISCRIMINATION, SEXUAL HARRASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC ABUSE, VIOLENCE, KIDNAPPING, STALKING, SELF HARM AND SUICIDE.
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.