Against the Odds
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Last published Fri, May 16, 2025
Against all Odds depicts the story of Luke Andree Juarez a varsity player of City High and Amari Maurice Zamora. They both knew each other since highschool but never got the chance to talk nor be close to each other because of Luke's boastful personality ( Amari's perspective ) and Luke's perspective to Amari which is quiet and extraordinarily beautiful that is somehow intimidating for Luke. Will they have the chance to get close to each other? Or will Luke do the move to climb Amari's high wall of standards.
Ps: The name and settings of this story is purely out of fiction and nothing depicts real life situations. Read for your own risk.
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