Simple Manipulation
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  • Reads 584,382
  • Votes 21,052
  • Parts 34
  • Time 4h 29m
Complete, First published Oct 12, 2013
Peyton Stiller learned in sixth grade that you cannot get through life without bending the rules a bit. In order to do so, she picked up a few little tricks to help her along the way.  Now, being in high school, things have come easier to her because of the way she can easily persuade people with the bat of an eyelash, or letting her hair down from her ponytail and adding in a voice change. And also use, her looks to her advantage.

But she prefers to stay in the shadows and out of popularity, frankly because she cannot stand the people. Not to mention her awkward self would stick out like a sore thumb.

But when a day comes when she meets someone who is just as skilled at these little tricks as she is, things take a turn. Whether they are for the worst or not she doesn't know. And it doesn't help the situation that this person just so happens to be the most popular guy in the school and the biggest jerk alive. All she has to do is keep her cool, keep up with her family, handle her wacky best friend, and put up with the new entry in her life by using the methods of simple manipulation.   

But sometimes the simplest things in life, are the most complicated of all.                                





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Story cover credit: Cover creation is my own but the photo used is not owned by me. Cover was created using photoshop cs5. Unknown original source for the photo used in the cover. If anyone comes across a source that I would be able to site here please let me know! Thank you!
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