This isn't a cancer book. It's not a depression book, or a coming-out book, or a professionally written novel that people will talk about for years on end.
It is a book about a girl, a boy, and a freak event that threw them together.
Hi.
My name is Cleo.
Well, it's actually Clementine Carmina Cortez, but Cleo Cortez works better. Just Cleo works too. And, I should probably use past tense, so I was Cleo Cortez, but not anymore.
Yeah, nice to meet you too, pal.
I guess I should start by telling you that I was very ordinary. So ordinary, it hurt sometimes, thinking about how normal I was.
I got A's and B's, won awards for my love of science occasionally, grew up in a tight-knit town with a population of 1388 people, and kept to myself.
That was my life until Fernville's 1388 turned into 1390; until he showed up with his older sister; until I met him, and he ruined my life. But, I guess he kind of saved it too.
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*BOOK ONE OF TWO*
When a high school student named Davina Smith faces her senior year after a tragedy in her family, suddenly finds herself appealed to the new kids in town.
She never had an interest in befriending anyone besides her childhood friends Emma and Jackson, But these kids had something about them that just made them stick out. Maybe it wasint such a bad idea to expand her social life. What could go wrong? Right..?
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Davina Smith, a 17 year old with trauma of losing those close to her from past experiences and losses, is soon appealed to the new kids in town. Or more like appealed to the attractive black haired, green eyed boy. She's never been the one to want to have a relationship. Is now the time?
Xavier Witts, a 18 year old boy hiding a nothing more than a couple lies... or so he says.
Xavier never wanted to get attached to someone he could lose. He never to wanted to go through that again.
But what happens when suddenly that person fights against his measures of protection?
What happens when that person is willing to risk their life just to be with him?
Luckily he would do the same
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"I don't know what to do Xavier..." I cry uncontrollably into his chest as he holds onto me for dear life. "I know love. I know."
"I'm such a bother to yall." I choke out. "I'm so fucking weak. I can't even defend myself." Xavier's arms unwrap from my body, and his hands hold my teary face. "I'm a worthless h-human." Xavier furrows his eyebrows in pain. A tear of his own falling down his face.
"No," he says shaking his head. "No. You've never been a bother to me. You aren't weak. And you most certainly aren't worthless." I gasp to breathe, and he continues talking. "What you are is an amazing person who hasn't let all of this crazy bullshit affect her. You handled it like a champ. What you are is a strong, brave being that has stood by my side." I breathe as he leans closer.
"What you are, is the love of my life...."