OVERDOSE (noun); a lethal amount that can cause death SUICIDE (noun); the act of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally He’s gone. Those two words, two words that seem so simple, make a life so complicated. The changes are drastic to some, manageable to others. Some people turn to alcohol, partying, anything to better the pain. Others keep their depression to themselves, letting some people in, the other people not caring to figure out what is wrong. Force a smile. Apply waterproof makeup. Make new friends. And most importantly, don’t let what his brother says to you break you down. Because we all know that you’re not the only one who is suffering.

[Watty Awards Finalist] Valarie is a young guitar tech fresh out of college with no money and no where to stay. Her best friend Freddy introduces her to twin sisters Samantha and Sof, both who are close to the biggest rockstars of all time, All Time Low. She becomes close to everyone on tour, but in particular, Jack Barakat. With so many tragic and life changing events happening on the tour bus, will Valarie and Jack pull through?

Stella has had feelings for Alex Gaskarth for years. Unfortunately she can't do anything about them because she's Zack Merrick's sister. So they'll have to settle for just flirting with each other. Just when she starts to accept that, Alex's old 'hook-up buddy' and one of Stella's best friends, Jasey comes back and things start to change.

I was just an average fan, I went to gigs, brought the CD's, Brought the merchandise and Fangirled whenever I saw a picture of a band memeber. But one concert was to change all that. An Asking Alexandria one to be precise...

*WARNING: Written in 2008, some content may be offensive* Stasee is your typical shy, quiet teenage girl until the night her brother's best friend Damen Hurtz decides to finally acknowledge her existence. In a desperate attempt to gain his acceptance she allows him to take the one thing every girl values most...her virginity. After that night, Damen constantly begins accepting her while they're alone and then rejecting her in front of his peers. Stasee's frustration and confusion continues to grow, as do her feeling toward the man who continues to break her heart. He claims that he cares for her, but will his need for his peer's acceptance prevent him from ever treating Stasee the way he should? And if he finally realizes the stupidity of popularity over love, will Stasee still be waiting for him?

Vivian ran away from home in Maine at the age of fifteen. Two months later she finds herslef wandering the streets of Florida. She's surprised when she meets Jayy Von Monroe and Dahvie Vanity from BOTDF when they find her after she's raped outside of the venue they're playing at. She's even more surprised when she walks into a hair salon looking for a job and runs into them again. They soon learn her whole story and take her in. Follow Viv as she's dragged across the continent by her two new friends.

Natasha Valentine's life is almost bi-polaric. One minute she feels like she's at the top of the world, then something happens to bring her back down again where she apparently belongs. That's the way it's always been, but she's done with making excuses for the things that go wrong in her life. Now, she's just leaving it all behind. She's got everything she could ever wish for, which in her case isn't much. All Natasha ever wanted was to be a famous musician, and she's fulfilling her wish. More blessings just keep coming her way, some of them answering the questions she's been asking all her life. If you walked in her shoes for a day you'd consider her life almost peachy, that is... If you didn't feel the torrent of thunder in her mind. Flashbacks and visions seem to corrupt her mind when certain things remind her of the hell she went through. Why you may ask? Her mum abandonned her at the young age of 16 for a mystery man, disowning her very existence. Her ex boyfriend abused her and used her until she found the strength to leave. And now... After starting on the wrong foot, Andy Biersack is prepared to make her life a living hell. And it all ends with that one overrated word; "Sorry." She learned a long time ago that the word had no true meaning, because actions spoke of things that words could never comprehend. No. This time, "sorry" just wasn't enough.

Alexandria is a 16 year old girl that is in love with her Best Friend Danny Worsnop. She's constantly bullied and bothered by her parents and she's tired of it. If she didn't have Danny she would have ended her life a long time ago. Alexandria dreams about becoming a famous photographer for Bands, but she feels like she won't get any where stuck in Yorkshire,England. On the other hand Danny doesn't get along with his parents much and he's starting a band with his Best Friend Ben Bruce called Asking Alexandria. They put a band together but have no such luck in Europe so they head for the States. Danny is also completely in love with Alexandria so he takes her with him and they run away hoping to make it. Will their relationship last? Will Asking Alexandria make it big?

Laura Searcy had never kissed a boy. She possessed the virgin lips, something her friends often taunted her about. That was until the day of her sixteenth birthday party. The night couldn’t be complete without alcohol, drugs, and definitely boys. Intertwined in many twisted games, Laura is finally convinced to participate in a game called “Seven Minutes in Heaven.” When her name is drawn with the extremely attractive Walker Milne, she couldn’t help but feel ecstatic. Little did she know that Walker was playing a game of his own, set out to make Laura’s life a living hell. Not only embarrassing her in front of the entire school, but ruining her reputation for good. Laura is fed up with Walker and decides that two could play that game. The player who plays with hearts is officially in the game.