Repairing River
  • Reads 144
  • Votes 4
  • Parts 9
  • Time 31m
  • Reads 144
  • Votes 4
  • Parts 9
  • Time 31m
Ongoing, First published Apr 05, 2016
Mature
" I can't stop," River mumbled through tears, knife in hand. Teagan looked at River. She lifted his bowed head with her hand. 
"Look at me," she told him. He did nothing
"I said look at me," she demanded. He looked up. 
"Do you love me?" she asked. "Do you love me?" She repeated her voice cracking at the end. He slowly nodded.
 "Then don't leave me."

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Teagan Saintclair is an average 17 year old black girl - brown, fair skin; beautiful, brown, doe-like eyes and most importantly, her big, curly hair. She lives with her mother and her stepfather. At school she is noticed but not exactly part of the popular clique.

River Stevens is a 17 year old boy attending the same school as Teagan. He is an absolute beauty. He lives with his mother and stepfather in a mansion. At night he dreams of death and the beauty of blood. At times he sleeps with bandages, sometimes he doesn't. 

When River's world started crumbling down Teagan noticed him. Can she save him in time? Can she repair River?
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