[ Y A O I ]
[ Y(ou) ] There's a child, weeping in my arms; that is exactly how I picture the man that refuses to show me his salty ocean, and still lets me run a tender tongue over his rolling tears.
[ A(re) ] What we are, what they are, is a mere compilation of the wishes of the fallen, who won't or are unable to stand for themselves atop a butterfly's wings.
[ O(ur) ] The regret that spilled out of your words, while directed at me, wasn't honest; or so I try to hope. Our love is unfaltering, bulletproof.
[ I(incentive) ] Our spark in the bonfire, all but used to build up an empire, an utopia, who no one knows a thing about. I kiss you, and I feel our flames course throughout my body, rolling around a heart that has missed a great quantity of beats.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
*****
Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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