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❝ It's hard to dream when you can't sleep and reality is a nightmare. ❞
Kaylee Thompson lost the ability to sleep the moment her twin sister died in a car crash. As their mother spirals deeper into grief and Kaylee's own grip on reality begins to shift, she makes a fateful decision and pretends to be her sister.
Sleepless nights lead to midnight strolls, a strange boy named Rowan and an invitation to escape her desperation. Every night adventure makes Kaylee feel more and more like her true self-until she learns the truth that soon resurfaces. And in the end, it all goes back to this question: "How far would you go to find the lost parts of yourself and be whole again?"
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7.07.20 - #17 - OpenNovellaContest2020
7.07.20 - #10 - Latenight
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