Blum feels that their life needs a turn. They quit their job and set off with a backpack full of doubts and a single certainty: they need something different. Along the way, through farms, holistic centers, and volunteer work, they make friends, make mistakes, leave early. Amid fears, lessons, and new perspectives, they meet someone who could change everything... just when they decide to continue their journey.
But how far must one leave behind comfort to find what's real?
A story of painful choices, transformative places, and loves that might-just might-be worth coming back for.
She left everything.
Her home, her routine, her plans.
She was searching for something she couldn't name.
And sometimes, to truly find yourself, you have to get lost many times first.
This is Blum's story. And maybe, just maybe, a little bit of yours too.
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When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time.
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Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears.
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