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"A heart so clear.. As if it were crystalline."

NOW PUBLISHED AND AVAILABLE AT RETAILERS AND ONLINE FOR SALE. A lot can change in ten years. Kate, Amaya, and Steve have been best friends since the second grade. Feelings grow while friendships fade, and the start of senior year finds them all in very different places. Kate feels lost after dumping her long-term boyfriend, the jock bully who sent Steve to the hospital and drove him away. Amaya's insecurities have led her to a string of bad choices and worse relationships. And Steve feels more comfortable rolling a 10-sided die with his raid party than actually hanging out with anyone. After three long years apart Steve jumps at the chance to see Kate and Amaya at Kate's "End of the Summer" party. None are sure where their friendship stands, but each hope for something more while fearing that a single admission of what they feel could tear them all apart again. With their night already on edge, Kate's Ex and a classmate with a grudge show up, each with their own agenda. As the sun goes down and the music turns up, all hell is ready to break loose.

Maria Wolf finally thought she could heal from the traumatic past she has had. Manipulation, Abuse, and Self-hate have molded her into the person she is now at 18 yrs old. Her best friend Bethany has been her only reason for wanting to even exist in this world. All that changes when her traumatic past comes back after nearly two years of an hiatus. Maria doesn't see this coming, but isn't surprised it's happening to her again, after all she deserves it. This time she won't be able to take it, this time she'll break, this time she'll give up on life. She becomes distorted, coping with it all through self conflicted pain, pushing away the person she cares for most because the way she loves can be frightening sometimes. All these things becomes a major test for the local area sensation in a not so sensational local area known as "SuperHero", a regular high school senior who is beloved for his heroics that you don't see on the news. He finds himself asked to help out a person who challenges personally him unlike any other task he's ever faced before.

Aurora Murray Rivera is a girl who lives the life of a normal pubescent seventeen year old. She deals with everyday problems: school, drama, boys. The life of a teenager is like a rollercoaster and there are a few bumps along the way that may seem like the end of the world, but nothing a hug or friends cannot fix. Every one knows that being a teenage has never been the rainbows and butterflies that are represented in movies, she just has to deal with the fact that her life is not so perfect.

Welcome to the Dream Stories Awards, where you can be anyone you want to be, dream all you want to dream and read as much as you want to read! The Dream Stories Awards will begin on August 7th and until then, you can submit as many stories as you wish only following the rules and making a happy and nice environment for everyone! Keep reading to submit your amazing stories and to get a chance to win this small but happy contest! Cover by @klutzymuskie , co-admin of this account.