Hey! My name is Zoey and I am 17! Throughout my life I have grown up pretty normal, a little shy here and there, and only little bursts of an outgoing personality. Over the years I have had one or two Ex's that have somehow hurt me, but now that I have met the boy of my dreams my only question is, "Will he like me back?"
When I look in the mirror I see a skinny teenager with long, blonde hair that travels in waves down the curve of my back, to stop halfway down. I see a teenager with bright, blue eyes, ready to look the world in the eye and say, "I am here, I have a voice, and I am able to do what I please!" Yet in that mirror I see a girl that was hurt by an Ex, a girl that is searching for love in a cruel, heartless world, and has a past that she wishes to leave behind. I guess it truly depends on how you look into that mirror though, you never know, if you looked at me you might just see some happy little teen, ready to go on a date with her one true love, or a girl that's too shy to speak to her crush...
"It's just the viewpoint, you could say pig's are as airborne as a mountain, or you could say that pig's can fly with a little help from an airplane! Optimism and pessimism, it is just your personality speaking!" -Unknown
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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