30 Before 30. Thirty days in Europe. Thirty inspired moments of adventure to live it up before my 30th birthday. Just the idea of it gave me purpose. Here was a reminder that I could choose a new path, even if it was only for 30 days. A little background first. Ten years ago, if you had told me that at 29, a normal week for me would be taking Sienna Miller out for a night on the town, going to see an NBA Lakers game across the court from Jack Nicholson, and taking a celebrity-filled private jet to Vegas for a Maroon 5 concert, I would have laughed and said, “Order me another shot, crazypants”— of course, secretly hoping you were right.

Natalie is as normal as any high school student can get. She had friends, got good grades and blended well in society. If you look up the word normal in the internet, a picture of her might just pop up. With that thought in tow, can someone explain to her why all of a sudden her school's popular boy, Clyde Andrew Cruz, takes an interest in her? She rejects him on his first try but Clyde doesn't take no for an answer. So in a desperate way to save herself she agrees to be his girlfriend, if and only, he courts her using 21 different ways. ©eternalshadow onhold until i finish the filipino version cover made by efforscent_ --this story has not been edited so grammatical/spelling errors shall be present. You have been warned.

Ache is continuous pain, it doesn’t leave you, it is persistent, it is cruel and yet it is my only constant companion. -Excerpt from Unrequited

{Watty Awards 2013 Winner} This is simply a story about a lonely girl who finds love. I was inspired to write this because I wanted to know that there are good things that happen to invisible girls like me. I wanted to write Hope for those who seem hopeless. • • • In March of 2013, Letters was #1 in the short story category. June 2013: Short Story #3 and Romance #40 February 2014: Winner of The Watty Awards 2013 for On The Rise Short Story

The definition of perfect in the dictionary is, “entirely without any flaws, defects, or shortcomings.” So I am still in awe at how you could have so many flaws, so many little errors, but still be so breathtakingly perfect. Life couldn’t tell you to do this and be this because you defied life, you set your own rules, and I guess one of those rules was being perfect even with flaws. -An excerpt of Flaw

Ariel Smiley is seventeen years old, on her last year of high school and ready to graduate. Until a doctors trip sends her plans down the drain. One thing she couldn't have predicted was Adonis Johnson to come in and pick her back up. After Ariel discovers she is diagnosed with early on-set Parkinson's, she decides to write down every day she has spent with him.

Per·fect adjective \ˈpər-fikt\ Being entirely without fault or defect : flawless

Stella’s not like most girls. She doesn’t spend her nights talking about cute boys or who she’s going out with next week. Cause really, what’s the point in that? When a new kid, Jace Matthews transfers to her school, she’s probably the only girl not under his charm, making her Jace’s number one target. It seems like he just won’t leave Stella alone, and she’s left with her last resort: fighting fire with fire. Someone needs to teach pretty boy a lesson, and Stella’s the perfect girl to do it.

Melanie fell for Stephen in college, only for him to soon turn against her. Four years later, Melanie's engaged, when Stephen returns, telling her three things that she was definitely surprised to hear. Firstly, that they were soul mates. Secondly, that he was a vampire and thirdly, that she must become one too. When her feelings return will she go with the flow or ignore them for the rest of her life?

He sings to me every night outside my window. I loved the way he strung that guitar, he was flawless. I felt like I was a princess. I swore, he was in love with me that very moment. But according to my strict father, I wasn't allowed to say yes to any boy. But I liked him, And I wouldn't admit it, Because I'm a fool for love, And as far as I know, Love isn't easy. Until something happened to him, Something that stopped the world from turning. I thought I was going to lose him.. Abigail Mace (Abby) never liked Drew Walter. But when Drew started appearing outside her window with a guitar hanging on his back, she knew she had to fall for him at least a tiny bit. Knowing she has a strict father, she'll never have a clue what her dad can do to the people around her.. including the one she's starting to fall into.. PS. All songs that were sung in the story are linked in the multimedia box, for the people who aren't familiar with the songs.. He Played Guitar Copyright © 2012 thatVanillaGurl Teen Fiction #279