A Veiled Perception
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A Veiled Perception
MJ James, a high-school senior, who is on the fast track to a promising future in the world of collegiate basketball, In the Hoosier State where Basketball is everything. Abandoned by her mother, raised by her single father, a mechanic, but a once promising player in the NBA. His coaching and her determination have turned her into one of the best Female High School basketball players in the United States.
Everything is going perfectly until the men in her life complicate things. Starting with her two best friends. Jake the boy next door and Darian the guy that everyone loves. She's falling in love with one while the other has fallen for her. One decision will tear their world upside down, friendships will suffer, hearts will break, and lives will be lost.
A Veiled Perception -A story about Friendship, Love, Obsession, Betrayal, Seduction, Envy, and Secrets.
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