Far Too Young To Die
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"I love you in the same way, there's a chapel in a hospital
One foot in your bedroom and one foot out the door
Sometimes we take chances, sometimes we take pills."
-Fall Out Boy 'Hum Hallelujah'
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*BOOK 1 OF THE GOLDEN DAYS SERIES*
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Elyza Uma Theodore, better known as Uma, owes her life to music; she clings to it like a flotation device, using it to block out the noisy mess of her home life, mental state, and social life (or lack thereof). She is a kick ass musician that is desperate to survive high school without her only friend Harley, and graduate into a better life after high school. A life away from the constant arguing of her parents. In spite of herself, and situation, Uma is determined to make connections, new friendships, and form a band to revolutionize the music industry as well as her own life.
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""I know enough to know that he killed himself because of what you did to him! That's all the fucking matters!" I yelled back, before turning around and slamming the door to my room shut"
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