Photograph
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Last published Fri, Jul 10, 2015
"In which the friends captured memories that lasted a lifetime."
Meet Celia Brookes, popular prep and aspiring journalist. She had everything a girl would want in life - nice friends, good grades, a loving family, who wouldn't want to be Celia Brookes?
Nobody, except Celia Brookes.
Celia has three life-changing secrets, and she trusts no one. They're all a major part of her life, but what if somebody found out? If they were to be revealed in succession, that wouldn't be so bad.
But what if it was all released at once?
Oh, there will be toil and trouble.
Blackmail.
Betrayal.
Broken trust.
Who will remain by my side when my true form is revealed?
Photograph follows the life of a well-known smart prep with a passion for the arts - Celia Brookes. It follows the journey of her life, dealing with troubles and obstacles in her life, like blackmail, betrayal and broken trust, like it says in the plot summary. Celia deals with many problems, from behavourial instincts to the pressures of being a teenage girl in today's society. She believes that she is one with the minority, and is her own person, not just a statistic of some survey that seems to define the lives of many.
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