For Charli Blake, being seventeen is a tough gig.
She's been branded a troublemaker, her reputation is in tatters and she's stuck in Pipers Cove, a speck of a town on the coast of Tasmania.
Thankfully, it's temporary. Her lifelong dream of travelling the world is just months away from becoming reality. All she has to do is ride out the last few months of high school, which is easier said than done thanks to a trio of mean girls known as The Beautifuls.
When Adam Décarie arrives in town, all the way from New York, life takes an unexpected turn. His arrival sets off a chain of events that alters her life forever, convincing her of one thing. Fate brought him to her.
Saving Wishes is the story of a girl who doesn't quite fit the life she's living, and the boy who helps her realise why.
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“I’m sorry, Alex. It’s erroneous,” she said, thrusting the application back.
Who uses words like erroneous? I’d never even heard a Décarie say it.
He pushed them back to her, speaking slowly and smoothly. “Val, if you check the details, you’ll see that every detail is exactly as it should be.”
Mrs Daintree flicked forward a few pages to the copy of the birth certificate, studying it with wide-eyed interest. “Err, yes,” she stammered. “It appears to be in order.”
Alex leaned over the counter. “I assume that all information received at the post office is confidential and private?”
“Of course,” she replied snakily.
“Then I have no reason to think that this information will go anywhere other than the passport office.” He patted the papers with his palm.
Mrs Daintree’s mouth fell open as if she was going to speak but Alex beat her to it.
“You have a lovely day,” he said insincerely. He winked at me and grabbed my elbow, leading me towards the door.
I was glad we got out of there when we did. If we’d been a minute later, we wouldn’t have seen the pretty black Audi driving down the street.
“Is that Adam’s car?” asked Alex incredulously.
I couldn’t blame him for being unsure. The sleek black car had undergone some changes. Most noticeable were the huge glittery butterfly decals adorning the side windows.
I gagged. “Not any more.”
The sale of the Audi had been rushed through much quicker than Adam had anticipated. His original plan of handing it over just before he left town fell by the wayside once Jasmine started calling him incessantly, pleading with him to give it up early.
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Translated by Claudia Evans
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