This is me Trying

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Summary

Parker has always been the kid who kept his head down. With his sister Lexie raising him and his little sisters after tragedy turned their world upside down, Parker learned early how to survive without asking for more. But survival doesn’t mean living—especially when the scars of a near-fatal accident still haunt him. Starting sophomore year, Parker wants just one thing: to be normal. To laugh with his best friend Lincoln, to take care of Charlotte and Alaina without feeling like the world is on his shoulders, to maybe even let someone in. But high school isn’t forgiving, and neither are the whispers about the boy who nearly fell to his death. Then he meets Aria—soft-spoken, beautiful, and not afraid to see him for who he really is. For the first time, Parker wonders if he can be more than the broken pieces everyone thinks define him. But between family responsibilities, old wounds, and new heartbreaks, Parker will have to decide: is trying enough to build a life worth living, or will the weight of it all crush him before he has the chance? A heart-wrenching, hopeful coming-of-age story about love, loss, and the courage it takes to keep going when life gives you every reason to stop.

Genre
Drama
Author
Calyp50
Status
Complete
Chapters
98
Rating
n/a
Age Rating
18+

How I imagine they look now

✦ Author’s Note

Time doesn’t slow down — not even when you wish it would.

It’s been three years since that summer.

The fair. The ride. The moment Parker thought maybe everything was finally shifting in the right direction.

Now he’s fifteen.

Still the middle kid, but he feels older than that most days.

Charlotte is nine — full of fire and questions.

Alaina is four — sticky fingers and big feelings.

Lexie’s twenty-one. Jaxon’s twenty-six.

They’re still trying — to love, to hold it all together, to build something that lasts.

But this time, the story belongs to Parker.

Not the boy chasing permission.

Not the big brother stuck in the middle.

Just a kid trying to figure out who he is, what he wants, and where he fits in a life that never really slowed down to ask.

This is me trying.

This is updated versions of them...AI helped me create their images:

Lexie Rhodes:

Parker Davis:

Charlotte Rhodes:

Alaina Rhodes:

Jaxon Rhodes:

Lincoln:

Kami:

New Characters:

Sierra:

Mateo:

Aria: