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The Spring of Love & Heartbreak
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  • Reads 220
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  • Parts 37
  • Time 20h 9m
Ongoing, First published Mar 04, 2024
Mature
Book 2 to The Summer of Love & Heartbreak. Go read that first.

She survived the night- or did she? She wakes up a changed person after she couldn't save Billy. How will she keep going on? Move on without him? 

Her pain is like the wind; uncontrollable and wild. She has to navigate herself through the grief, depression and despair of losing not only herself but Billy. She'll keep a smile on her face and tell everyone she's okay- when her insides are crumbling.  

Eddie is around, trying to bring that smile back to her face. He see's the pain in her eyes, the light missing and swears to get it back. He promised to only be friends; but they both know it was a lie. Just something to say in the moment. Will Eddie help pick up the pieces of her broken heart and soul; attempt to glue them back together? 

This story will be very hard, depressive and self destructive in the beginning. Grief is a hard thing to overcome. Even for a girl with a messed up past and powers that linger under her skin. It'll grow into something beautiful during the summer of 85 and into the year of 86.
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