skin & bones
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Caine Sterling used to be nothing more then numbers. Calories. Pounds. Meals skipped. But that was before. Before he recoverd. Before her.
Starting over at a new school was is supposed to be a fresh start. No one knows about the hospital stays, the whispers, the boy who almost disappeared. Caine plans to keep it that way. Stay quiet. Stay invisible.
Then he meets Ellen Walker. She was loud, reckless, and completely unafraid of the world. She sees the things he tries to hide. The way he flinches at food. The way he avoids mirrors. The way he keeps his sleeves pullen down even when its warm.
Ellen doesn't look at him the way everyone else does. She makes him feel like he could be more then skin and bones.
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