Focus On The Light : friendships, love & family {On-going}
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  • Parts 13
  • Time 5h 27m
Ongoing, First published Nov 17, 2019
Mature
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Follow a group of young adults taking their first steps into adulthood as life teaches them countless lessons.

Junior year in college is a crucial time as you're reaching the end of the educational race and get ready to close yet another essential chapter of your life. Important decisions need to be taken as the next year will be a validation of everything you planned for your future, or tried to.

On the other hand, you also have life to experience in a more personal aspect, joggling with friendships, family and love while not trying to lose your sanity.

And in the mist of it all, you're still trying to find out who you truly are.

Dark times might happen more than you imagined, but in those trying times, even if it seems impossible to do so, don't forget to focus on the light.

Keep your head up, smile and stay positive.

*****

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Content and/or trigger warning: this story mentions sexual abuse, suicide, self-harm and violence that may be triggering for some readers. This book also contains profanity, intimate scenes and other sensitive situations that might offend some of you, what it's not my intention. My personal opinions and writings are not meant to defame, purge, humiliate, and/or injure anyone.
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