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'"Dolly?" Paul asked, I sucked in a breathe. I hated my name, it made me sound like some children's toy and that's the last thing I needed. I nodded slowly, never raising my head. "That's an..." He paused and narrowed his eyes at me. "Interesting name" he decided on. I knew what he meant, though, he thought it was weird, old fashioned, and quite frankly terrible name. "Yeah" I muttered lifelessly. "But, I'd rather Kat." My middle name, well technically my middle name was Kathryn, but I liked Kat better.He shook his head. "I like Dolly."'15 year old Dolly 'Kat' Preston was, in her own words, simple. Brunette hair, brown eyes , and shorter than average, she wasn't exactly one to stand out against the crowd and she liked it that way. So when her new neighbor's brother is hellbent on practically destroying her, Kat is surprised to find herself entangled in more than just the usual drama. She has convinced herself that this boy is a conniving, drunk, teenager who would like nothing more than to see her falling to pieces. The quiet one, the completely and utterly normal one, might just have to speak out and learn to walk in a different direction than the rest.Paul Wilcox is a seventeen year old sophomore, you guessed it, held back. Paul had just moved to the outskirts of town with his family. To get closer to school he decided to spend most of his time with his older brother. That's where he meets a young girl, Dolly Preston. From the moment he met her he hadn't been the most pleasant person. It was his way of sheltering her from his...issues. Paul is fully aware of his drinking problems,but despite acknowledging the issues, he still has to trouble keeping them in check. He knows how much it can cripple others around him all too well. He needed to keep Dolly away, yet she might be the only one who can help him. What he doesn't know is that she just might need him as much as he needs her. But will this need pull them closer together or push them apart.…