"Noon, akala ko, mabigyan ko lang ng maayos na pamumuhay ang pamilya ko, masaya na ko.
Akala ko, matugunan ko lang ang mga pangangailangan nila, kontento na ko.
Pero nagbago ang buhay ko, nang dumating siya.
May nag-iba.
Mas masaya, mas maligaya.
Naging mas makulay, mas nagkabuhay.
Ngunit di ko inaasahan, ang bawat saya ay may kapalit pala.
Ang bawat pagtawa'y,
kapalit ay pagluha.
Ang bawat kakiligan,
ay may kapalit na kalungkutan.
At ang happy ending na inaasam,
Hindi makakamtan kailanman.
Ngunit ang nalalabing pag-asa sa puso,
hindi kailanman isusuko.
Hanggang sa muli, mahal ko."
♥ Brittany San Jose
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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