Betting on us
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𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭...
Aria Williams has always be been ok with the fact she's nothing like her sister. Where her sister is confident in herself, and spent most of last year trying to figure out her love life. Aria is more on the quiet side, and honestly isn't interested in love unless it's Julian Shepherd her childhood best friend who also happens to have no interest in her. But with college starting soon, and a fatal accident that took the lives of both her parents Aria will have to face the harsh realities of the world on her own.
Julian Shepherd has hit rock bottom. Unlike his childhood friends Aria and Luke nothing has ever come easy for him. And when things get tough it's easy to crack under the pressure of it all. Especially when the one person he wishes to lean on is the one person he knows he can't have and it's all his fault.
Will Aria and Julian's friendship stay intact, or will the weight of both their hearts pull them under?
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