Book #1 of Senior High Trilogy
Mas better daw if I should experience the things a teenager would want to do in an earlier age rather than in an older age. Eh bakit? That's what I want. People in this world varies on what they are interested in. Yung iba ineenjoy na nila ang pagka-teenager, while the others ienjoy nalang daw after ng paghihirap sa school. If I were to ask on what between the two, I would answer na ienjoy nalang after ng paghihirap sa school. Kasi you never know, what if ang saya mo today then tomorrow hindi? Marthyna Zyril A. Silva, a consistent honor student and believes to the motion "good things happen for a bad ending" and that is why ayoko na muna sumaya ngayong early years of life ko. But as I see the ones around me, kita kong ang saya nila sobra. I thought I can be as happy as they are with my friends but hindi pala. I thought I can satisfy myself with those smiles I showed, the memories I cherished with my friends and families, pero kahit ganun there's still something missing that I don't know where to find. But maybe, just maybe if I fall in love to someone just once and get familiarized with the feeling my fellow teenagers feel, maybe it would be the way to find my missing peace. A non-romantic girlie like me is also a person, a normal person that would eventually fall in love to someone, sacrifice for someone, and be happy for someone. In my whole years of living, will I be able to find that someone or would I find a mistake I shouldn't have done.
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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