Falling in love...a commonplace phrase that carries a lot more weight than most people give it. Falling implies a lot...collapsing...shattering...getting hurt. An apt description if you really think about it since one is often their most vulnerable when they fall in love. Sometimes it works out for both parties...but it can also lead to at least one side, if not both, getting hurt. Love brings with it a specific weakness that is only aided by the strength of the partner.388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2g1K2R1RJB
Dorian Croxton...a young man who is a tad jaded at the age of sixteen mostly understands that sometimes you get hurt from the bliss of love. His heart has beat for a girl he loved and who he believed loved him back, but...he was wrong. However, the break-up with his first girlfriend hadn't only shattered his heart and, partially, his self-esteem for a time, it had also served to make him more guarded about those he chooses to trust. His close friends saw an interesting change in Dorian as he grew out his hair and kept it messy, in an attractive way of course, started to keep a sucker in his mouth and adopted a brooding expression. However, he didn't act any different around them, much to the delight of not only them, but the rest of his village.388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Rgh4mcCMg
They continued to watch as he hunkered down his studies for the end of the school year, always telling them that he was still hell-bound to attend Sacred Heart Academy far away in the city. He seemed to have a plan for everything from where he would stay, to how he'd make a bit of spending money and even how he would keep up his hobbies, but his friends could still see something behind his determined eyes. They could see that he was still hurting and trying to block out any feelings he might have by pursuing his dream, but they didn't want to drag him down. After the month they'd seem him in after the break-up...he deserved some happiness...but they still weren't really sure where this sudden attitude shift had come from...except for Ian and Alisa, anyway.388Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9kbqjZ3iK
There were many heartfelt goodbyes from everyone in the village as Dorian boarded the train to head off the next summer. He'd received gifts for where he'd be staying and questions of whether he'd be okay on his own which Dorian waved away with assurances, waving as the train pulled out of the station, leaving behind all that he had known and leading him towards the rest of his life....
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