Stay Awake
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Last published Thu, Aug 20, 2015
It's crazy how your life can completely change in a matter of seconds. For Camryn McKenna, her life will never be the same after a tragic accident kills her mother. Three years later she is still reeling from the loss when she meets Blake Weston during summer vacation. He knows pain, he knows despair, but he conquered his demons. Can he help her heal? Or will fate continue to beat her down?
This is a story of loss, of grieving, and living in the now. When life hands you all you can take, will you be strong enough to come out on the other side?
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''So, do you wanna go back to my place, eat some pizza, watch a Disney movie and maybe fall hopelessly in love?'' I laugh and nod. Blake's whole face lights up and he leans in brushing a strand of hair away from my eyes before his lips crashed down on mine and we were kissing. His lips come away from mine and he smiles at me, rubbing his lips together. ''You taste like strawberry'' He murmurs in my ear. 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭? 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮. The way he looked at me as though there was no one else in the world. And it killed me inside because I had never noticed him look at me that way. How long had Nate been looking at me like that? A year? Two? His whole life? Why had I never seen it before? Why was I so oblivious to my surroundings? Why was I so stupid, that I couldn't see that my best friend was in love with me? 𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. ''𝑰'𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉...'' Top Rankings: #1 Kaity (4/12/19) #22 blog (7/1/20) #28 brokenhearted (7/1/20) #35 pickuplines (10/2/20) #45 summerromance (3/1/20)Complete
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''So, do you wanna go back to my place, eat some pizza, watch a Disney movie and maybe fall hopelessly in love?'' I laugh and nod. Blake's whole face lights up and he leans in brushing a strand of hair away from my eyes before his lips crashed down on mine and we were kissing. His lips come away from mine and he smiles at me, rubbing his lips together. ''You taste like strawberry'' He murmurs in my ear. 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭? 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮. The way he looked at me as though there was no one else in the world. And it killed me inside because I had never noticed him look at me that way. How long had Nate been looking at me like that? A year? Two? His whole life? Why had I never seen it before? Why was I so oblivious to my surroundings? Why was I so stupid, that I couldn't see that my best friend was in love with me? 𝑩𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒃𝒐𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. ''𝑰'𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉...'' Top Rankings: #1 Kaity (4/12/19) #22 blog (7/1/20) #28 brokenhearted (7/1/20) #35 pickuplines (10/2/20) #45 summerromance (3/1/20)
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