Falling Slowly
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Last published Sat, Aug 12, 2017
Caleb Beck is an 18 year old basketball star. He is charming, smart, and incredibly good looking. He had it all, or so everybody thought. Nobody is perfect, that saying is cliche, but never fails to apply, especially for Caleb. When his younger sister died at the mere age of 8, it changed Caleb. He blamed himself. He woke up everyday thinking "If I had only..." and so on. Caleb doesn't know how to be close to people, but can Jenny change that?
Jenny Ames in a cynical, pessimistic, 18 year old genius. She thrives off of Netflix and sarcasm, and ogling Caleb. She never thought that she would fall in love, it was never part of her "master plan". Her dad did, and look where that got him, he's a 58 year old shut in who is showing signs of dementia. Ever since her mother died of cancer when she was 7, she had given up on faith and love. She was mercilessly bullied all throughout her elementary years, until she moved in 6th grade. She has always been independent and self sufficient, can she let Caleb into her life?
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