"Dark spaces, quiet places," she whispered over his mouth. "That's all we need, David." • Struggling to keep up with her newfound life, eighteen-year-old Cheryl Wood feels exhausted. She feels isolated and left out by her own family and craves attention. A recovering addict, she finds a thrill in her life in men and accounts herself alive in those blissful moments. In her new school, she finds herself a friend. Friendship has always been something she has struggled with over the years. Her callous nature is off-putting and she tries her best to hold onto the ties of this fragile friendship. Her love for painting attracts the attention of a handsome man who couldn't help himself around her. Could she let go of her past life and live in a brighter present or is she going to end up destroying everything she ever touched? • {{Word count: 50,000 - 55,000 words}}
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