#NoMoreBullying
That night as she lay awake in bed, her wrist still stinging from the razor, all she could hear was those insults being hurled at her, again and again and again. Ugly. Bitch. Fat. Slut. Ugly. Bitch. Fat. Slut. An endless onslaught of pain and tears. She cried herself hoarse, until the tears would come no more. She didn't know why she was so upset she had, had to deal with way worse in the past and... She stopped her thoughts, and with a sinking feeling realised what hurt most. She was so stupid, she had hurt herself, she was stupid enough to dare to hope, to allow the smallest flames of hope to live in her heart. She thought maybe this year it would be different, maybe she would make new friends, maybe she wouldn't hurt anymore, maybe she would stop coming home crying, maybe the lines that ran up her arm, would stop after the elbow. But then, the most terrifying thought of all, what if the pain doesn't end, until you give up, until you... End.
Love and hate. Boyfriend and bullies. Will Amelia make it through the last year of school?
~This story is INCOMPLETE~
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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