Why Not Us
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He was born second, but rose to first. He needed to accept that after five years. 16 and 22, now he's grown to 21 but the other was still 22. The thoughts ran over and over as if on a loop while staring at his family portrait from seven years ago, at his forced and fake smile, yet he still wouldn't change it.
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Bailey is the Crown Prince of Sweden. Tanner Pierce is a Latino boy from the lower middle class. What happens when the two cross paths because of Bailey's marriage-oriented galas? What will follow after the countless night conversations over tea? They will bond over their family issues and their dreams. Slowly they're friendship becomes so strong it becomes more until disaster strikes...
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