"Go ahead," I said, backing up against the pink wall of the shop. "Do something other than glare at me." I waited. One, two, three seconds... and nothing. I raised my chin at him. "You're boring me, mute boy." He stepped closer. Leaned toward me as his gaze burned into mine. Then... ❀ ❀ ❀ After three months in juvenile detention, it's time for Romy Pereira to help out with her family's flower shop. And it's not all bad... until they hire Jack Michel to work beside her. He doesn't speak, communicating with glares and scowls instead of words, and seems to be more interested in literal rocks than other human beings. And with an ex-convict mother, her friends drifting away, and the flower shop falling apart, the last thing Romy wants to deal with is Jack's attitude. She'll forever praise the day he screws up big time and gets himself fired, but until that day comes, it's mostly one cold-hearted girl, her silent (but still infuriating) coworker, and a whole lot flowers. [word count: 100k] [originally written in 2014-2015; re-write completed 2020-2021] ❀ Rankings ❀ #1 in #badgirl #1 in #goodboy #1 in #flowershop #1 in #sociopath

"People are a lot like ice cream, both have a variety of different flavors to choose from." Alison Debber wanted nothing more to be with hottie Ben Carson. Tall, dark, and handsome, Ben Carson is every girl's dreams. But when she discovers he's running for president she can't help but worry. Is she ready to be the next First Lady? With his looks and dark past maybe she'll make it through this wild ride. I love Ben Carson and I realize he's not in the running any more but he will always be in my heart the prez of the U.S! I wanted to share this dark story about his wild past and I hope you enjoy. BEN CARSON PREZ 4 2020!!!!

. Saffron Walters. Even the name is enough to send shivers down your crooked spine. Saffron Walters orders the same, bland, bitter coffee and claims the same table everyday to pull out the same classic novel. Although everything she does seems as a routine: everything about Ms Walters was extraordinary. As for Ethan Samuels, who falls into an undeniable trance of hers, unable to take his eyes off the girl from his side of the cafe counter: he was certain he would one day leave and destroy everything about her. But he was just as selfish as he was hypnotised by Saffron Walters. *** ©_bxlly copyright 2014

"You don't need water to feel like you're drowning." "Then you should swim."

→ finished ← Claustrophobic and agoraphobic, Alaska Gouramie doesn't leave the house much. She whiles her days away nurturing her goldfish, Gordon. Her life is passing her by. Elver Harrison James is scared of fish. He won't go near the pond at the bottom of his garden. He will do anything to stay away from those water-loving freaks. Alaska's mother forces her to leave the house. It's just a trip to the park, no big deal. Until Alaska falls in the pond. And Elver is the only one around. Teen Fiction #118