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Fiction
Romance
First Love
Friends to Lovers
Slow Burn
Her laugh was contagious it was like pure joy raining on the roof of a car, she would throw her head back and let out cackle after cackle. At first she tried to hide it or even tone it down but the more we drove the more our giggles turned into full blown tears and laughter. We had the windows down and she definitely was taking the long way home but I didn't mind this was the best night id had in a long time. We stopped on the street and her smile melted and my lungs immediately shrank. She had a calculated look on her face and my heart started racing. "Charlie..." no nope I could not let her say the words. "Yeah no I mean I have to head home ya know feed the cat.." "You have to go up the tree." You know those shows when a record player scratches and everything comes to a halt? That's exactly what happened when I heard those words come out of her mouth. Every bit of me was completely turned around, I was fully confused. "I'm sorry you- I need to what?" She looked up with puppy dog eyes my mind was racing my heart was bursting out of my chest and my hands were completely still. "I need you...to climb up the tree. You know like you use too? My mom will kill you." "OH, oh right um.. yeah yeah sure" "Charlie?" "Yeah?" "You don't have a cat." "That is correct" I said unblinking, she let out a breathily chuckle and I started to unbuckle my seatbelt. This started out as just a fun story for my friend but has turned into a quest for truth and light this story IS FOR MATURE AUDIENCES topics of mental health, domestic abuse and other trauma is mentioned. HOWEVER there will always be a banner up to single it and a recap in the next chapter if you'd like to skip it! Thank you so much for reading :)
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I only ever met one man I'd call truly noble. He was a man who was misunderstood and worthy of the world, yet everyone saw him differently. That was until I saw his true colours. The more I caught his eye the more he noticed me. We would pass each other, I would always stare a little longer at his back, wondering his story. People used to move out of the hallways if they saw him approaching whereas people would come and talk to me. He kept to himself, I was never alone, he had no friends, I was friends with everyone, I never saw him talk to anyone I spoke to many. we were polar opposites. At least that's what I thought until that day in the library, that is where I will start this story. Everyone is different, I hate the word "different", I much prefer the word unique. Unique is the only way to describe him. This is not just a story about love, it is about helping two souls who act differently but are the same on the inside, it shows the messy parts that aren't shown in movies, the tragedy, and the comedy but most of all the sizzling romance between two broken people who became one. Who is this story about? Caden James. But this is not just his story, It is ours.

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