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    The Boy I Admire From Afar
    The Boy I Admire From Afar
    sweetdreamer33
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    • Time
      Time 10h 47m
      10 hours, 47 minutes10h 47m
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    • Reads
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      78,108,74478.1M
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    • Parts
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    • Time
      Time 10h 47m
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    sweetdreamer33
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    Complete, First published Nov 09, 2016
    As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
        
                                                                             *****
        
        Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life. 
        
        [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]
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    • humor
    • love
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    • romance
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    • tbiafa
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    Table of contents
    • The Boy I Admire From Afar
      Mon, Aug 24, 2020
    • Cast
      Mon, Aug 24, 2020
    • Author's Note
      Mon, Aug 24, 2020
    • Chapter One
      Sun, Dec 4, 2016
    • Chapter Two
      Sun, Dec 11, 2016
    • Chapter Three
      Sun, Dec 18, 2016
    • Chapter Four
      Sun, Dec 25, 2016
    • Chapter Five
      Mon, Jan 2, 2017
    • Chapter Six
      Sun, Jan 8, 2017
    • Chapter Seven
      Sun, Jan 15, 2017
    • Chapter Eight
      Sun, Jan 22, 2017
    • Chapter Nine
      Sun, Jan 29, 2017
    • Chapter Ten
      Sun, Feb 5, 2017
    • Chapter Eleven
      Sun, Feb 12, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twelve
      Sat, Feb 18, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirteen
      Thu, Feb 23, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Fourteen
      Sat, Feb 25, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Fifteen
      Wed, Mar 1, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Sixteen
      Tue, Mar 7, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Seventeen
      Sat, Mar 11, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Eighteen
      Fri, Mar 17, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Nineteen
      Wed, Mar 22, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twenty
      Tue, Mar 28, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twenty One
      Tue, Apr 4, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twenty Two
      Wed, Apr 5, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twenty Three
      Sat, Apr 8, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twenty Four
      Mon, Apr 10, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twenty Five
      Tue, Apr 11, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twenty Six
      Thu, Apr 13, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twenty Seven
      Fri, Apr 14, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twenty Eight
      Mon, Apr 17, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Twenty Nine
      Wed, Apr 19, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirty
      Fri, Apr 21, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirty One
      Tue, Apr 25, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirty Two
      Fri, Apr 28, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirty Three
      Mon, May 1, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirty Four
      Tue, May 2, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirty Five
      Thu, May 4, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirty Six
      Fri, May 5, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirty Seven
      Mon, May 8, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirty Eight
      Wed, May 10, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Thirty Nine
      Fri, May 12, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Forty
      Tue, May 16, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Forty One
      Thu, May 18, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Forty Two
      Mon, May 22, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Forty Three
      Fri, May 26, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Forty Four
      Tue, May 30, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Forty Five
      Sat, Jun 3, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Forty Six
      Mon, Jun 5, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Forty Seven
      Sat, Jun 10, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Forty Eight
      Wed, Jun 14, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Forty Nine
      Sun, Jun 18, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Fifty
      Tue, Jun 20, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Fifty One
      Wed, Jun 21, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Fifty Two
      Thu, Jun 22, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Fifty Three
      Fri, Jun 23, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Fifty Four
      Sat, Jul 1, 2017Locked
    • Chapter Fifty Five
      Wed, Jul 5, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter One
      Sat, Jul 8, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Two
      Fri, Jul 14, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Three
      Wed, Jul 19, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Four
      Thu, Jul 20, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Five
      Tue, Jul 25, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Six
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Seven
      Mon, Jul 31, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Eight
      Wed, Aug 2, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Nine
      Fri, Aug 4, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Ten
      Thu, Aug 10, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Eleven
      Fri, Aug 11, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twelve
      Sat, Aug 12, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirteen
      Thu, Aug 17, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Fourteen
      Sat, Aug 19, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Fifteen
      Mon, Aug 21, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Sixteen
      Tue, Aug 22, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Seventeen
      Tue, Aug 29, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Eighteen
      Wed, Aug 30, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Nineteen
      Thu, Aug 31, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twenty
      Sat, Sep 2, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twenty One
      Mon, Sep 4, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twenty Two
      Tue, Sep 5, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twenty Three
      Wed, Sep 6, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twenty Four
      Thu, Sep 7, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twenty Five
      Fri, Sep 8, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twenty Six
      Sat, Sep 9, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twenty Seven
      Sun, Sep 10, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twenty Eight
      Mon, Sep 11, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Twenty Nine
      Tue, Sep 12, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirty
      Wed, Sep 13, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirty One
      Thu, Sep 14, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirty Two
      Fri, Sep 15, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirty Three
      Sat, Sep 16, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirty Four
      Sun, Sep 17, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirty Five
      Mon, Sep 18, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirty Six
      Tue, Sep 19, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirty Seven
      Thu, Sep 21, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirty Eight
      Fri, Sep 22, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Thirty Nine
      Sat, Sep 23, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Forty
      Sun, Sep 24, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Forty One
      Mon, Sep 25, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Forty Two
      Tue, Sep 26, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Forty Three
      Wed, Sep 27, 2017Locked
    • Book 2: Chapter Forty Four
      Tue, Oct 3, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter One
      Thu, Nov 9, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Two
      Mon, Nov 13, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Three
      Sun, Nov 19, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Four
      Wed, Nov 22, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Five
      Mon, Nov 27, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Six
      Sat, Dec 2, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Seven
      Thu, Dec 7, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Eight
      Mon, Dec 11, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Nine
      Wed, Dec 13, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Ten
      Thu, Dec 21, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Eleven
      Wed, Dec 27, 2017Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Twelve
      Tue, Jan 9, 2018Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Thirteen
      Mon, Jan 15, 2018Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Fourteen
      Wed, Jan 17, 2018Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Fifteen
      Thu, Jan 25, 2018Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Sixteen
      Sat, Jan 27, 2018Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Seventeen
      Thu, Feb 1, 2018Locked
    • Book 3: Chapter Eighteen
      Thu, Feb 8, 2018Locked
    • Book 3: Epilogue
      Wed, Jun 27, 2018Locked
    • FLASHBACKS
      Wed, May 3, 2017Locked
    • The Girl He Never Noticed
      Fri, Apr 14, 2017
    • The Fall Of A Drama Queen
      Fri, Apr 14, 2017
    • Sweet Bastard
      Wed, Jul 5, 2017

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    As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
        
                                                                             *****
        
        Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life. 
        
        [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

    125 parts

    • The Girl He Never Noticed
      Fri, Apr 14, 2017
    • The Fall Of A Drama Queen
      Fri, Apr 14, 2017
    • Sweet Bastard
      Wed, Jul 5, 2017
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