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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When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time.
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Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears.
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