Chapter 1

*REWRITING*
Swept up in being the family's disappointment and balancing trying to get through life.

From the second I was born, I could tell I wasn't the child my parents prayed for. Ever since I was younger, I gravitated towards scraps of paper to scribble on. I wasn't the cookie-cutter daughter my parents wanted, but I am trying my best.

I am twenty-four years old still working towards my bachelor's degree in art while struggling to stay afloat in this thriving city. I am going to do anything in my power to make my family proud of me, even if it meant diminishing my happiness. It was worth it though, right?

Even if it means staying away from a certain brooding man who makes my head spin.
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