The Way I Was
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𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒂 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒂 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒈𝒆. 𝑩𝒖𝒕, 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒚.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘞𝘢𝘴 is a story of a sixteen-year-old girl who discovers how life can ruin us the most.
After witnessing her father's death and a series of sexual assault, Serena Accetta must figure out how to navigate the rest of her story on her own.
With a grieving single mother who loves her dearly, and an older brother who used to be her best friend, she learns to put on a facade and hide how she truly feels.
That is, until she encounters a mysterious boy and finds a potential best friend.
When these two enter Serena's life she must find a way to keep herself together, but how long will she last until she finally 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘴?
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