Under Sea and Sky

Reads 43
Votes 16
Parts 8
Time 39m

Reads 43
Votes 16
Parts 8
Time 39m

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"Having your life turned inside out and upside down is hard to handle. Especially when it's flipped into chaos because of a terrifying and unexplained reason, Adrian!" I smacked him. "You wouldn't know, would you? You're easily the hottest guy at our school, you've got money, and every girl is practically falling all over themselves trying to get to you, and yet you won't leave me alone! For some reason, they're all invisible-"

"They're shallow. Not like you." The red welt on the side of his cheek didn't match his calm tone.

"You know what? I don't care. Right now, I don't give a shit."

• • •

Yep, that's me. The girl who's spent her entire existence in the background. And if people discover what I'm hiding-well, let's just say it won't be like that anymore. But there is no going back.All Rights Reserved

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