What would you do if your mother had died and then some time later, your dad remarried a woman who has two twin daughters? I guess me and Cinderella had that in common. Thank god. My stepmother and stepsisters aren't that evil to me like Cinderella's was to her. The thing with my steps (what I like to call them for short) is that they are obsessed with shopping, manicures, what the latest clothes female celebrities wore nowadays, that kind of stuff. Me, well, I don't really wear girly clothes, just shirts and jeans. I own some sneakers and high-tops not heels and stilettos, and I write in a journal. I'm just an average girl with average looks. I have two of the greatest best friends in the whole world, an older brother fighting in a war in Afghanistan and a dog named Oreo.
My name is Gabriella Gilbert and I would just like to say, to all of you there that are not popular, do not piss off the most popular girl in school. Ever. It's social suicide. That popular girl would stop at nothing to make your whole high school life a living hell. I would know, because I've actually pissed off one, and let's just say, my life had went straight to the fiery pits of Hades. It. Was. Horrible. But with some help of an unexpected source and my best friends, maybe I can have that happy ending Cinderella had. Just one little problem. My idea of who my Prince Charming is none other than Jayce Wolverton, the most popular guy in school, and the most popular girl in school's stepbrother.
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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