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    Becoming Better
    Becoming Better
    TheNewJack88
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    • Reads
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    • Parts
      Parts 31
      3131
    • Time
      Time 2h 2m
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    TheNewJack88
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    Complete, First published Jan 06, 2021
    A devastating breakup leaves Charlie Jackson alone to sort through the broken pieces of her life. She's not sure she can ever love again, until she meets not one, but two boys who might just change her mind. One of them is a good guy, and one of them is a bad boy. Will she pick herself up and get her life together, or will she just make everything worse? 
        
        This is designed to be a short easy read, with most chapters taking 5 minutes or less. Total read time: 2 hours. 
        
        This story contains mild sexual content, depictions of bullying, alcohol consumption, mental illness and alcoholism. All names/places fictional.
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    • friendstolovers
    • heartbreak
    • highschool
    • highschoolexperience
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    • partygirls
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    Table of contents
    • Author's Note
      Sat, Jan 23, 2021
    • Chapter 1 - The Breakup
      Wed, Jan 6, 2021
    • Chapter 2 - What Now?
      Wed, Jan 6, 2021
    • Chapter 3 - Wyatt
      Wed, Jan 6, 2021
    • Chapter 4 - A Date
      Thu, Jan 7, 2021
    • Chapter 5 - "You'll see"
      Thu, Jan 7, 2021
    • Chapter 6 - A Saint Peters Reunion
      Thu, Jan 7, 2021
    • Chapter 7 - "Why?"
      Fri, Jan 8, 2021
    • Chapter 8 - Always Check the Stalls
      Fri, Jan 8, 2021
    • Chapter 9 - New "New" Girl
      Fri, Jan 8, 2021
    • Chapter 10 - Homecoming Court
      Fri, Jan 8, 2021
    • Chapter 11 - Bad Boy Alert
      Sat, Jan 9, 2021
    • Chapter 12 - Goldie
      Sat, Jan 9, 2021
    • Chapter 13 - The Aftermath
      Sat, Jan 9, 2021
    • Chapter 14 - Don't Start Caring About Me Now
      Sun, Jan 10, 2021
    • Chapter 15 - Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
      Sun, Jan 10, 2021
    • Chapter 16 - The New Queen Bee
      Sun, Jan 10, 2021
    • Chapter 17 - A Bad Idea
      Sun, Jan 10, 2021
    • Chapter 18 - Apology Not Accepted
      Mon, Jan 11, 2021
    • Chapter 19 - Meet Me
      Mon, Jan 11, 2021
    • Chapter 20 - The Cherry On Top
      Mon, Jan 11, 2021
    • Chapter 21 - Strange House, Strange Bed
      Tue, Jan 12, 2021
    • Chapter 22 - Don't Trip
      Tue, Jan 12, 2021
    • Chapter 23 - Anything Else
      Wed, Jan 13, 2021
    • Chapter 24 - Not Alone
      Wed, Jan 13, 2021
    • Chapter 25 - Bright Lights
      Wed, Jan 13, 2021
    • Chapter 26 - Showtime
      Thu, Jan 14, 2021
    • Chapter 27 - Curtain Call
      Thu, Jan 14, 2021
    • Chapter 28 - Maybe Even Better
      Fri, Jan 15, 2021
    • Chapter 29 - Wait
      Fri, Jan 15, 2021
    • The End
      Fri, Jan 15, 2021

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    A devastating breakup leaves Charlie Jackson alone to sort through the broken pieces of her life. She's not sure she can ever love again, until she meets not one, but two boys who might just change her mind. One of them is a good guy, and one of them is a bad boy. Will she pick herself up and get her life together, or will she just make everything worse? 
        
        This is designed to be a short easy read, with most chapters taking 5 minutes or less. Total read time: 2 hours. 
        
        This story contains mild sexual content, depictions of bullying, alcohol consumption, mental illness and alcoholism. All names/places fictional.

    31 parts

    • Chapter 28 - Maybe Even Better
      Fri, Jan 15, 2021
    • Chapter 29 - Wait
      Fri, Jan 15, 2021
    • The End
      Fri, Jan 15, 2021
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