Was I Dreaming or Just Blind?
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Last published Mon, Jan 18, 2021
Michelle Vanderwall has had a very simple and well life in California, and is going into her Sophomore year at California State University. She is sharing an apartment with her best friend Rebecca Smith for the summer in hopes to break away from her shy self and become the person she's always wanted to be, confident. Everything is alright at first and things are going great, until the new neighbor next door catches her eye, Hayes Grier, and is wisped away at his outstanding charm and dashing good looks. But is looks the only thing she's getting? Does she really know Hayes or just the him that makes her daydream. Find out in Was I Dreaming or Just Blind?
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