Gap Year
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Last published Thu, Jan 9, 2025
"Why did we ever stop talking?"
Sometimes, College Application doesn't go your way. Maybe your dream school didn't accept you, or the program you were applying to was full of applicants. That is now the case for Damian Walker and his friend group, or actually, his former friend group that drifted apart in junior year. Now that they've graduated, they're left to figure out what do to with their future over the course of a gap year that they didn't even realize they all shared, subsequently bringing the once fractured group of teens back together to face the harsh climate of the world after high school.
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