The Artist & The Optimist (Coming Soon)
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Last published Thu, Sep 26, 2013
The month is September; Guinevere is taking a gap year before heading off to university. She takes this as an opportunity to discover herself, taking life day by day enjoying the quirks of FREEDOM!
Tristan O’Connell is new to the sleepy town of marigold. Taking this move as a chance to have a break of his once hectic life he left behind.
However, he did not expect to meet a rather eccentric looking girl, nor did Guinevere expect to meet a rather interesting looking boy.
Unfortunately there first meet and greet as it were was not the most dignified on Gwen’s behalf…
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