Delilah Hayes has spent her entire high school life in the background, content to sketch her world from the safety of the sidelines. She's quiet, careful, and utterly invisible-exactly the way she wants it. But her carefully constructed bubble bursts when Evan Grayson, the new guy with a dark past and a devil-may-care grin, walks into her life.
Evan isn't just a bad boy; he's a walking rumor mill. They say he's trouble, that he's dangerous, that he doesn't belong in their small town. Delilah knows better than to get involved, especially when his arrival draws unwanted stares and whispers in her direction. Yet, no matter how hard she tries to avoid him, fate-or maybe Evan himself-seems determined to keep pulling them together.
As their worlds collide, Delilah begins to see a side of Evan the rumors never mentioned-a side that leaves her questioning everything she thought she knew about him, and about herself. But when the shadows of Evan's past resurface, they threaten not only his future but also the fragile connection growing between them.
In a town where everyone's watching and judging, Delilah must decide: will she retreat back into the safety of her sketchbook, or will she risk stepping into the light with the boy who's turning her world upside down?
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Lauren Collins is a good girl. She's responsible and shy but has a tight knit group of friends, excellent grades, and is dating Thomas Clark, a popular football player at Littleton High School.
Nathan Rhodes is a bad boy. There are too many rumors to count about the times he's been in jail, or come close to it. But behind the tough, arrogant bad boy facade, Nathan is a mysterious, observant guy with a few too many unrevealed secrets for Lauren's taste.
When Lauren finds out her boyfriend has been using her for sex, she decides it's time to quit playing nice.
With the help of her best friend, Lauren decides to create a social experiment that makes her become popular and outspoken; she goes from being invisible to being the center of attention overnight. She even seems to capture the attention of Nathan Rhodes.
Both of them of secrets that they don't want to share. Both of them have enemies they want to get back at. Both of them have to realize that they aren't so different after all.
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disclaimer: so far this story is unedited, and will probably remain unedited until i complete it. enjoy!