Tick Tock
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Last published Tue, Jun 18, 2013
Callie is a only a teenager. A teenager with an abusive boyfriend, a Dad who will not listen and suicidal thoughts every minute of the day.
Tilly is her best friend. She thinks she has it bad - she doesn't. She has it all.
When Callie finally decides to make a count down until the moment when she will end it all, Tilly is determined to stop her. She'll do anything. Except get her hands dirty. Time is ticking for Callie and Tilly is refusing to step in. Callie must find a way to face her fear and live her life as she wants to before the sands run out. Yet maybe her saviour isn't the one she expected. Maybe hope is just around the corner, after all.
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