Breaking down
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MatureOngoing14m
Last published Sat, Jul 16, 2016
Sometimes when I say "I'm fine" I want someone to look me in the eye and say "tell me the truth"
When Allison Waters was younger she went through some things that left her young heart shattered.
Now she's 17 and in her last year of highschool, and has managed to build up some pretty high walls, she's become insecure and afraid.
But a new school, a fresh start and some new people might just be the very thing she needs.
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