A girl torn between popularity and her original friend group, along with a boy whom she's known since childhood. They promise never to stop talking to each other, but when drama comes up and something comes between them are they willing to throw away years of friendship for it?
Follow the journey of REI in which she fell in love with him years ago slowly growing every time, even daydreaming about him and her sometimes, and is now going to be introduced to two feelings, slight jealousy and envy, and where she finally understands why her people cry about boys.
He's always liked her, but now he's realizing that he might actually like-like her, maybe even love. Trying to push the feeling inside he just can't seem to push the feelings away. ANDY wants her attention, just isn't quite sure on the whole love thing, he's only ever been with girls for a short period of time, just to see if it could actually turn into something, so when he realizes that this could be a long-term relationship, he has absolutely no idea what to do.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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