Words are not easy when your mouth is sewn shut. - Laura Hodgkinson - Wattpad

Words are not easy when your mouth is sewn shut.

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Reads 8,603
Votes 285
Parts 22
Time 1h 27m

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crime death horror love murder mystery psycho romance shortstory teen

Dakota Harmon was just a sixteen year old girl with a broken heart and mind. 

She had no friends in school since breaking up with one of the more popular boys, Jake, but, one day, a new boy, Matt, moves into town and enrols at Dakota's high school. 

Dakota decides to befriend him, and they take a liking to one another very quickly, however, word gets around, and Dakota is told to stay away. 
What secrets does Matt hide? 

Read to find out..

[An original short story - horror/romance with a huge twist!]All Rights Reserved

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