Lonely

I can never speak again. I can never tell my family I love them and Vinny and Tori will never know the sound of their older sister's voice. I never got to tell my mother goodbye. I will never have friends, or be a normal teenager. I never got to be a kid, carefree and just having fun. I will never have a future, with my true love or children, to love and raise.

All because of one man. A heartless man, who stole my childhood, innocence, and future. My dad was wrong, the boogeyman does exist and I've met him. He's a foul, evil man, and has been haunting me ever since that one terrible night when I was nine years old.

No nine-year-old should know true heartache and fear, but I did. I still do

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Emaline Jadesmith is lonely. She's the outcast, loser, nerd, freak in her school. She has zero friends and a lot of enemies, her only allies being her family. It can be hard to make friends and avoid enemies when you're mute and push people away.

Aiden Freewell is lonely. He doesn't make friends because he knows his parents will just up and leave before he can get to know them. He only has one friend, sticking by his side since childhood, and his family. At first glance, he is intimidating and scary, helping to keep people away.

What happens when Aiden and his family move to Riverera? What will he think about the shy, quiet girl who sits alone? Will Emaline learn to trust beyond her family? Will Aiden open up to more people?

**All similarities to people and places in real life are purely coincidental**