In the middle of the city is a second hand bookstore run by Jess, an overworked poet with a saviour complex. She has been working at the store ever since her uncle retired and had to drop out to run the family business, but as bills mount and wages drop, she’s beginning to lose the passion she once had for poetry. Until, that is, she comes across a mysterious drawing in one of the books, one that inspires her to write again.
Meanwhile, her best friend Natalie struggles to help Jess fight through the stress of keeping her family afloat. They are two opposites, with different classes, families, and interests, but are brought together by their love for each other, even though neither will admit it.
More and more drawings appear, intriguing Jess and giving her the drive to change her life for the better. Little does she know, the illustrator is closer to home than they first seem ...
Will Jess be able to find the illustrator and get her life back on track? Or will she lose everything, including Natalie?
Chapter 1: The Opposite of ArtSecond Chances Bookstore stood on the corner of Brown Street, right between a cafe and an artisanal soap store. The outside, once a vibrant red, had dulled to a fitting mauve colour, and there were boxes upon boxes of battered old books lining the outer window for customers to peruse. Inside, a collection of maybe five or six people browsed through the shelves, each in their own little world as they picked out their stories. Jess stood at the far end of the bookstore, uniform scruffier than usual, with a cart of books beside her, meant for restocking. The eclectic look of the shop suited her—from the wisps of black hair that escaped her messy ponytail to the crooked name badge by her apron, Jess was the definition of a cluttered person. Her eyes—wide in propo
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