In an effort to live a bolder and braver life, Everly Rowan begins following the "10 Easy Steps of the Morris Method of Creative Risk-taking". Over the next few weeks she visits a karaoke bar, a punk hairstylist, a bible-thumping church, and a skydiving drop zone. She breaks off her engagement to her fiance, clobbers a policeman with her shoe, and stands up to her sister in a showdown over fried squid. Just as she is beginning to question the wisdom of her actions, the author of the self-help book, Dr. Lana Morris, comes to town for a 'Dare to be Great' weekend retreat. The events that unfold there give Everly a new understanding of the nature of courage... and love.

[ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ᴊᴇʟsᴀ ᴀᴜ] | ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ | My cousin was dating my best friend, and he wasn't just my best friend - he was the one I deeply fell for. I tried to make him see the things that we could be, but he didn't. I had lost hope for the both of us. And now, all I could see is the two of them together. I told myself that it was fine. I told myself that I could survive through it. I told myself that it does not hurt, not even one bit. I shielded myself from all the heartache and hatred I felt for their happiness. I kept on convincing myself that he wasn't worth it - that I deserved better. But all I the things I told myself only caused my wall to break down, and I realized the most painful and inevitable fact that whatever I do, I could never be that girl. I could never be his girl. I said it wouldn't hurt, I said I would be fine, But all my life, I have only been pretending. More books from SummerSnowQueen: All Over Again (Jelsa Fanfiction) Dear Jack ➳ A Jelsa Fanfiction Paper Boats ⛵ Neverland ✧ A Jelsa Fanfiction

Based on a Rhythm Game called Cytus, made by Rayark Inc. Princess Rosabel is set to rule her Crimson Kingdom and her childhood friend, Sister Iris, is also ready to take control of the allied Firmament Kingdom. Their lives could be no more intertwined than the kingdoms they were destined to rule. As calamity strikes the Crimson Kingdom, forcing the young princess into hiding, she finds an object that would allow her enough power to take back her kingdom and meet her childhood friend once more. But to what cost? [Each Chapter corresponds to a song in the Cytus game. The song will be listed above each chapter and feel free to listen to it while reading the short story. The story will be 10 chapters long and will consist of about 150-200 words per chapter.]