Secrets Backfire
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What happens to the girl who everyone thinks has it all together. The girl who uses music has her escape when life gets too bad. The only female who dreams to live up to her father's expectations. Who is this girl you may ask? None other than 16 year old Mindy Miller. She's dedicated in everything she does, with her being a straight "A" student her endurance isn't really a shocker. However, what is a shocker might be the many secrets she's been keeping to herself. Only a few know about the lies she tells daily but they don't know it all. Mindy can't let it all out, she is the captain of the girls swim team you know. How would it look if they all knew the person who has her heart wasn't suppose to? It's her junior year at Easton High. Will she graduate with her hot pot of lies kept a secret or will it all overflow?
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