The year is 1996. In a wealthy Vermont city, the east and west rivalry runs deep - the most substantial feud being that between West Port High's star pitcher and East Port Academy's best batter. Throughout their high school careers, Charles Turner a...
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The Boy I Hate is the first entry of The Sugarport Duology. The second is The Boy I Wrecked. They don't need to be read chronologically, but that's presently a moot point because TBIW is on hold while I rewrite TBIH.
This story was previously a stand-alone set in 2017, but when I decided to write a spin-off, I revised it to be set in 1996. I've since been informed that a number of technological impossibilities have slipped through the cracks. I'm resolving this in my rewrite. Don't mind it for now.
TBIH is also the first book I ever completed! I'm embarrassed by a lot of it, but I'm still glad you're giving it the time of day. Please support by liking, commenting, following, and sharing!
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The Sign • Ace of Base
"i gotta new life"
Head Over Feet • Alanis Morissette
"won me over, in spite of me"
Lovefool • The Cardigans
"mama tells me i shouldn't bother, that i ought just stick to another man, a man that surely deserves me, but i think you do"
You Gotta Be • Des'ree
"you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser"
I Touch Myself • Divinyls
"i forget myself, i want you to remind me"
My Lovin' • En Vogue
"i remember how it used to be, you never was this nice, you can't fool me, now you talking like you made a change, the more you talk, the more things sound the same"
Criminal • Fiona Apple
"i've been careless with a delicate man... because he's all i ever knew of love"
