99 Times Rejected

Language: English Prologue Leah had always believed that rejection was something people eventually got used to.    She was wrong . . .  There was some rejections that were small–a forgotten invitation, an unanswered message, a seat left empty beside her. And then there were the ones that stayed with you . . .  Leah counted them . . .  One . . .  Two . . .  Three . . .  By the time she reached ninety-nine, she had stopped counting the tears. Nobody at school knew what happened behind the smile she wore every single day. Not her best friends. Not her teachers. Not even Leo. Especially not Leo.  Leo was the most popular boy in school. Confident, Talented, and Annoyingly Proud. He also happened to be one person Leah wished would notice her. What she didn’t know was that Leo had already been noticing her all along.