On Our Last Breath

His breath mingled with mine and his lashes fluttered against my skin. Here, I finally felt alive.

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When Aurelia was small, she never imagined her life to be such a mess. She imagined herself going to school, hanging out with friends, and with a boy on her arm. She never imagined she'd grow up scraping around for money and raising her brother alone.

Although she hated every waking minute of her life, she tried her best to give her brother the life she would have wanted.

Growing up, Cameron was always adored. His parents doted on him constantly, his basketball coach was always proud, and his friends loved him. When an accident causes his life to take a turn for the worst, he's left in shambles.

Now, living alone and stranded from his family, he must make do with what he can. When he loses his job and gets evicted from his apartment, he starts to lose touch with reality, scrambling to get his life back together.

When Aurelia and Cameron meet, they are nothing but strangers who tiptoe around each other. But maybe, that's all they need to start seeing a reason to start again.