Faith does not want to lose Dustin. He's her best friend, and he's taught her many things; to be strong, to move on, to be brave, and most importantly, to love. But now they've been in an accident, and Dustin has slipped into a coma, Faith is distraught.
The minute she falls asleep so that the doctor can stitch up her wounds, though, Faith falls into a coma too, and her life starts replaying through her head. All the anger, the hurt, the tears, the love. But the amount of sadness in Faith's life is enough to bring her everlasting tears...
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?
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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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