Torn Between Rivals

fifth teen-year-old aurora lives a life tangled in chaos-her parents are distant, her older brother oakley tries to hold the family together, and her only escape is taking care of her little brother ben, who lives in a world of Toy Story adventures. But outside of her chaotic home life, aurora faces a new challenge: her long-time rivalry with cj, a classmate who knows exactly how to push her buttons.

As aurora navigates the tension between them, their rivalry starts to blur, and she finds herself caught off guard by moments of tenderness, hidden beneath the sharp edges of their banter. Confused by her feelings, aurora struggles to understand whether she and cj are truly enemies-or something more. But as the lines between rivalry and attraction become harder to define, aurora's inner world begins to unravel, and she's forced to confront not just cj, but the mounting pressures in her life.

Battling emotional turmoil at home, suffocating expectations, and her complicated relationship with cj, aurora teeters on the edge of breaking. When her father's behavior turns violent, aurora runs, finding herself seeking comfort in the last person she expected: cj. In the quiet moments between them, she starts to question if maybe her rival is the one person who sees her for who she really is.

Torn Between Rivals is a heart-wrenching exploration of family, love, and identity, where the boundaries between friend and foe, strength and vulnerability, are tested and aurora must decide who she can truly trust before she loses herself completely.

started - 01/10/2024
finished - unknown.