LIVING & GRIEVING
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"You're going to keep living, V."
Everyone thought Ivy Archer had the perfect life. Because they had no idea what she was hiding: her mums terminal cancer. When the inevitable happens, Ivy is forced to face her grief for the first time, in front of everyone.
Insert Quinn Hale, the boy next door who everyone loves. But not Ivy - she always hated him and even more so now that he witnessed first hand everything she's going through. What happens when it seems her next door nemesis understands her more than anyone else?
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