"You have to make a choice, Elena."
"I'm scared..." I said honestly. "I'm scared of what happens if I break up with him. What people will think. What I'll lose."
She nodded slowly. "Then maybe you're not ready for me."
That hurt. Not because she was trying to be cruel, but because it was true. She turned around to go again, and panic flared in my chest. But I couldn't stop her.
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Elena has the perfect life- until she notices Noa, the quiet girl who reads and looks at her like she sees right through her.
It starts with a glance. Then a conversation. Then something neither of them can name.
Elena has a boyfriend. But they keep coming back to each other.
A story about longing, blurred boundaries, and the kind of love that's hard to escape.
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This story will contain:
-violence
-detailed sexual content
-drinking
-alcohol
-(emotional) abuse