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Trigger Point

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Parts 28
Time 1 hour, 31 minutes

Reads 103
Votes 0
Parts 28
Time 1 hour, 31 minutes

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Fifteen-year-old Alex Carter never fit in.

Diagnosed with autism, crushed by anxiety, and haunted by the quiet violence of bullying, his world is a battlefield of noise, fear, and isolation. Every hallway at school is a warzone. Every conversation feels like a trap. Even at home, he walks on eggshells - stuck between parents who don't understand him and a sister who refuses to give up on him.

That sister is Riley - wild, bold, fearless. And she brings Alex to a place that changes everything: the local paintball field.

What starts as a quiet corner on the sidelines becomes something more. A strategy. A rhythm. A voice he never thought he had. As Alex is pulled deeper into the sport, he finds himself facing new fears, new friends, and a tournament that could make him a name... or break him completely.

But this isn't just a story about paintball.
It's about finding focus in the chaos.
It's about surviving when the world tells you you don't belong.
It's about one boy - quiet, brilliant, overlooked - learning how to fight his way into the light.

Gritty, emotional, and raw, Trigger Point is a story for anyone who's ever felt out of place... and dared to fight anyway.All Rights Reserved

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BALANCE | B. Balholm

"𝘠𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘈 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯," 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥, 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦. "𝘚𝘰, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘐'𝘮 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭?"