Getting Grown
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Ongoing5h 37m
Last published Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Kapri Santana is a freshman in college who is now in charge of her own life. She's starting over in a new city and as she navigates through life obstacles from her past continue to pull her back into her old ways. Will Kapri overcome what she was running from or will she run home from the pressure?
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