The Shielded Girl
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Last published Wed, Jun 15, 2016
"We put on a fake smile to hide the pain, yet we wish someone would look closely enough and see how broken we really are inside." Socially awkward isn't the way she would describe herself.
Let me introduce Davina St. Clair she hides her true feelings as much as possible. She hides beneath a mask known as a face believing that if she puts on a show.
When the famous Alexander Carson takes notice in her everything in her life changes.
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