Alexa is shy, doesn’t have many close friends, loves drama, art and writing
Gabrielle is an outgoing honors student, loves preforming, both drama and ballet, art and writing
They share a few classes together, but really come together when Alexa’s older cousin, the drama teacher, Ashlea, asks Alexa to be the assistant director, and Gabrielle gets the main role.
One day Alexa is sitting under a tree, reviewing the script and eating her lunch, when Gabrielle insists that she sits with Alexa and makes it her goal to become friends with the mysterious girl.
Alexa is wary of Gabrielle at first, but soon lets Gabrielle show her new things and ideas, her monochromatic way of life soon turns to color. But what happens when confused Alexa soon falls for the burst of color that is Gabrielle?
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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