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Lasting Scars: Ballad of Innocence
Paperback
Publisher: Armku
Published: May 12 2025
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Two lives that should never have intersected suddenly collide.
Mariana Garcia keeps her head down and her goals clear to maintain her swimming scholarship, make her immigrant parents proud, and never step out of line. Her carefully constructed world revolves around chlorine-scented mornings and the promise of a future earned through discipline and sacrifice.
Richey Vance exists on the periphery, the quiet second-string quarterback with shadows in his eyes that speak of a home life no one asks about. He's learned to move through the hallways unnoticed, carrying dreams of escape like carefully guarded secrets.
When an unexpected encounter brings them together, a fragile connection forms in the small hours of a Friday night-a moment of understanding that feels startlingly real in a teenage world built on appearances.
But when morning comes, rumors spread and accusations fly, setting into motion events that will leave both their lives forever altered. Some wounds heal cleanly; others leave marks that never fade.
'Lasting Scars' is a poignant story about the moments that define us, the judgments that confine us, and the unexpected connections that might just save us.
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