Under Lock & Key

Grace is a 17 year-old she seems like a pretty normal nerd. In reality she lives with many dark secrets from her past. She has to learn how to deal with her past and her future all while struggling to shuffle graduating high school early and a job. Grace only has a couple friends and they are her world. One day someone comes back into her life who should have stayed in the past. Will they cause her more pain or is it all a joke?
Dakota is the towns "bad boy". He loves to cause trouble for everyone, with his group of friends. Always surrounded by girls drooling over his hot looks and guys hating him for stealing their girls. That is until one day this pretty little nerd catches his attention. Suddenly he finds himself no longer caring about the chicks and causing as much trouble. He wants her attention and he is determined to get it. Will he give up after a while and move on or will he keep trying?
Little by little Dakota enters Grace's life pestering her. Will she give in and give him her heart or keep it under lock and key? Will Dakota finally find what he has been looking for or will this be another fling to him?
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Just as I walk to my car Dakota comes out of nowhere and throws me over his shoulder. "Put me down Assface!" "Okay princess." Next thing I know I'm dropped on the blankets and pillows he set up. I cross my arms are glare at him "Assface." He laughs at me and sits beside me, "You know you aren't like other girls... I like that about you." I look at him and burst out laughing, "Nice try dude my heart is under lock and key I won't fall for you like every other chick out there and let you break my heart. No thank you." I go to get up but he stops me, "Please stay I promise this isn't a game, I want to get to know you Grace. Yo- you intrigue me." I sigh annoyed and sit down, "You have an hour then I'm leaving." "Okay."

*Story deals with self-harm and forms of abuse!*