"Your beautiful when you smile. You should do it more often." Did he just call me beautiful? Would he still say that if he saw the rest of me. I'm covered in bruises, no body wants a bruised body.
I simple snorted at his remark. I'm far from beautiful. I shook my head at him. "What beauty." I asked, he looked shocked for a mere second probably figuring out I caught him in his act.
"I'm not beautiful, I have so many things wrong with me. So many flaws. I'm not beautiful." I stated, going back to look at the open skies before us. This is beautiful. Not me, I thought to myself.
he turned my face around so I was looking into his honey colored eyes. He looked all over my face before saying something. I'm not sure what he was trying to find but I could user him, he wouldn't find it in me.
"Beauty is not just about all appearances ya know? True beauty comes from the inside. The more you show who you are, the more beautiful you'll be." He paused before continuing. "Trust me Reese, your the most beautiful girl this world has."
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When you've been abused since you were seven like Reese has, you tin to lose hope in the smallest things. When you've got no one to cry on and no one to laugh with. It seems like life has no meaning.
So when a boy named Levi becomes your everything. Your best friend, the person you cry to, the person to make you laugh when your crying. Life seems better in front of opened door. So what happens when they close again?
Lies, heartbreak and secrets will be the thing to drive these two together. But what about what drives them apart?
After all, when your playing with fire. Someone's bound to get burned.
(WARNING: I'm so excited to be writing this story guys! I just wanted to let you know that if you DO READ THIS, that it's gonna have its sunshine and lollipop moments. But there's also gonna be a lot of hard ships, so read at own risk! :D )
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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