Keeping Her - Clara Nielsen

Jul 30, 2026

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Keeping Her follows Elodie and Mako as escalating school and relationship pressures collide with obsession, deception, and unexpected choices. Elodie questions years of “responsible” expectations and embraces risk, while Mako faces persistent stalking by a determined girl connected to his school life. Across competing academies and social worlds, the story builds tension through secrets, pranks, and personal reinvention, driving them toward hard truths and a consequential epilogue.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages243

Reading Time6 h 14 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

Elodie

Mako

Elodie

Mako

Elodie

Mako

Elodie

Mako

Elodie

Mako

Elodie

Mako

Elodie

Mako

Elodie

Mako

Epilogue

Author’s Note

keeping her CLARA NIELSEN [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) also by clara nielsen PARKHURST PREP You Belong With Me I Would Stay Forever The Moment I Knew Enchanted to Meet You (coming soon) HARTWELL ACADEMY Finding Her Choosing Her Loving Her Keeping Her TEXTING THE BOYBAND Celebrities Don’t Date Bookworms Billionaires Don’t Date Cheerleaders Singers Don’t Date Fangirls Famous Boys Don’t Date New Girls Heartthrobs Don’t Date Wallﬂowers WESTWOOD ACADEMY Everything About You Through the Dark More Than This PORT LANE ROMANCES My Fake Relationship With the Popular Boy My Forbidden Romance With My Brother’s Best Friend My Fake Date With My Childhood Friend [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Copyright © 2026 by Clara Nielsen All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, contact [clara@claranielsen.com](clara@claranielsen.com) The story, all names, characters, and incidents portrayed in this production are ﬁctitious. Noidentiﬁcation with actual persons (living or deceased), places, buildings, and products is intended or should be inferred. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) contents 1. Elodie 2. Mako 3. Elodie 4. Mako 5. Elodie 6. Elodie 7. Mako 8. Elodie 9. Elodie 10. Mako 11. Elodie 12. Mako 13. Elodie 14. Elodie 15. Mako 16. Mako 17. Elodie 18. Mako 19. Elodie 20. Mako 21. Elodie 22. Mako 23. Mako 24. Mako 25. Elodie 26. Elodie 27. Mako 28. Elodie 29. Elodie 30. Epilogue Author’s Note Connect With Me Also by Clara Nielsen [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CHAPTER 1 elodie I WAS six the ﬁrst time an exasperated adult asked me,“Why don’t you ever think your actions through?” I’d wanted to get bangs but my mom told me she couldn’t get me a hair appointment for two weeks, so when my teacher’s back was turned, I’d grabbed a pair of craft scissors and took matters into my own hands. It was far from the last time I heard those words. My parents, my teachers, the school counselor—over and over again, everyone in my life tried to talk sense into me. Think things through, Elodie. Consider the future, Elodie. Stop making such rash decisions, Elodie. I came from a long line of Responsible People. My older brother, Zach, was the prime example. He would never dream of cutting his own hair in a ﬁt of impatience. Nor had he ever missed an important test because he forgot it was a school day, gotten stuck on the roof of the house from trying to get a perfect view of a sunset, or burned food so badly in the oven that the neighbors thought the house was on ﬁre because of the smoke. And then, just to go and rub salt in the wound, he went off and became a world-renowned pop star—andover two years in, he still hadn’t been involved in a scandal. The day his boy band won their ﬁrst major music award also happened to be the day I decided to give up on even trying to live up to anyone’s expectations of me and started just living for myself instead. Dye blue streaks in my hair for a basketball game? Sure, why not. Camp outside a movie theater for four hours for the midnight release of our favorite movie? Sign me up. Spend a week at my friend’s boarding school and pretend to be a student, just for fun? Zero hesitation, I said yes. If I realized my ﬁrst day there would involve walking into the wrong locker room, seeing a boy half-dressed, and trying to ﬁx a broken shower head before any adults realized the room was ﬂooding… Well, I probably would’ve made the same decision anyway, honestly. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CHAPTER 2 mako I WAS BEING STALKED by a sophomore girl. On the surface, the whole situation didn’t seem too bad. I was used to—and usually even

FAQs

Who is Elodie in Keeping Her?

Elodie is a girl trying to break away from long-standing expectations of being “responsible,” making impulsive choices that set the story in motion.

What problem does Mako face at the start of the story?

Mako is being stalked by a sophomore girl, Alice Murray, who shows up repeatedly at school, social spaces, and even in his dorm.

How do the two main plot threads connect?

Both Elodie and Mako deal with pressures from school life and personal relationships, and each storyline escalates through risky decisions and secrecy as events move toward the epilogue.

Jul 30, 2026

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