Everything I Could've Been.
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In the quiet town of Boardman, Oregon, with population of only 4.270. 16-year-old Valerie Alla seems unbreakable. Her tough exterior matches that of her boyfriend, Sebastian Jones, leading them into a volatile and toxic relationship marked by endless fights and breakups. Yet, beneath the chaos, their bond is undeniable.
Valerie's childhood best friend, Moon Lee, begins to unravel as drugs alter her once steady personality, pulling her further from the person Valerie once knew.
Meanwhile, the triplets Clara, Mara, and Zara Martin, who were once bitter enemies, now stand united, though their past resentments still linger.
As these teenagers navigate their intertwined lives, they each carry the weight of dark pasts and deep-seated traumas.
What are the secrets that haunt them? How will the toxic love between Sebastian and Valerie unfold? Can Moon be saved from her downward spiral? And what could have driven the triplets apart, only to bring them back together?
In a world where pain and past sins collide, their stories will reveal the impact of their troubled hearts.
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