The Shooting Star
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One old diary,
A dead best friend and
A failing writer's journey beyond life.
When Kylie Rivers's best friend who promised her to go to the same college as her and vowed to be the one to walk her down the aisles in her wedding leaves her abruptly in her senior year, Kylie's entire life flips upside down. Indeed her best friend Ali kept his promise he remained there for her until death.
When secrets of her past surface and ugly truths about her loved ones get revealed it all makes it much harder for her in her journey to self-healing. Now, she has two choices dive into the mud to find the truth or bury it in a depth where it can never surface. Now, the question remains which one will she choose?
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