He grits his teeth and curses inwardly as he gingerly lifted his laptop, which appeared to have rain in it, rendering it useless for life. 𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘱, he thinks. 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘸? He gets up and tosses the laptop in the garbage bin whilst mumbling something. The bin sways once, twice, and then topples over. As he reaches to pick up the garbage, fuming, he pauses as he sees a latch where the garbage was supposed to be.
a latch he never knew about.
So, basically, this 'average' (or is he?) guy is very unfortunate in his day. His car breaks down, his house loses power, he has to work overtime for a sudden deadline, etc.
(There's more but I no spoil, you get the idea)
All in one day.
He begins to think,
𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦?
Has cursing
Has violence
(I'll add more if I can think of any)
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It's the last year of high school, and everything has changed . . .
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After a summer spent in the Philippines, Lara Dela Cruz is eager to start her senior year and, most importantly, reunite with her three besties. But what she did not expect was to show up on the first day of school to all three of her friends now in relationships. Fighting for their attention, catching some new and confusing feelings for long-time frenemy James, and wading through the pressures of post-high-school plans all have Lara reeling. And to make matters worse, Lara's beautiful and untrustworthy cousin conveniently appears and wiggles her way right between her and James' budding relationship. Feeling like a third wheel in more ways than one, Lara must learn to accept that change is inevitable, love is complicated, and being the odd one out is sometimes where inner power is found.
[[Word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
Cover design by Jill Caldwell
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