Fractured Days
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Completed, First published Jun 09, 2026

The narrative traces a family life fractured by repeated restructuring, beginning with a childhood marked by parental divorce and subsequent remarriages. These early chapters reveal a narrator grappling with resentment and exhaustion as their family unit continually shifts. Later, the story follows Noah as he navigates the anxieties of returning to school after an unspecified disruption. Supported by his father and stepfamily – Rebecca, Onyx, Sapphire, and Ruby – Noah tentatively begins to reintegrate, even considering a return to the track team. As he starts at a new school, he finds both support and unease in new friendships, hinting at challenges ahead.
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