First of Two
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RILEY.
She has always been her class' 'The Quiet One'; the girl who likes to read alone in the abandoned corner of the school and who never makes as many friends as an average teenage girl would. But Riley is where she belongs. She learned to be content of where she is and to be satisfied with what she has.
ADRIAN.
He is happy too. Or at least that is how he looks to most people. He always smiles, brings laughter to everyone he knows, is the best student a school could ever wish for and appears to have a very fun-filled, perfect life. But Adrian's smile is masking something he hates about himself; something he struggles to forget everyday.
When Adrian and Riley's paths cross, a special bond forms in between the two as they create their own meaning of first love. But with Adrian's inner struggle screaming inside of him, will this bond help them get to where they want to be or act as a barrier that Adrian has to take down without Riley?
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