Beautiful Scars (A Jack Barakat Fanfic)
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"You don't know what you've got till it's gone"
Those words echoed through Nora life. The scars lacing her skin had not only killed apart of herself but destroy everything she loved, including losing a certain Jack Barakat.
*Warning* this story contains triggering themes, please do not read this if you are one of the people who are set off by talk about self harm and suicide . I do not want to be held accountable for any one hurting themselves and I will add links to help lines at the ends of chapters if it feels necessary.
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