Ever tried spending days with someone you're supposed to despise? Well, meet Brenda Hoffman. She works for a company that tours their staff annually for at least a week of "fun", and of course, some work relation, to anywhere that's surrounded by nature. Then there's Jack Nicoles. The overbearing CEO of that company. These two apparently hate each other's guts because of a troubling incident that occurred months ago, and they have never been on good terms since then. Jack blames Brenda for that misfortune and Brenda blames Jack for being so naïve. But when they get abandoned by their bus driver on their way to the annual retreat site on an unknown mountain with nothing but their backpacks, maps, and each other's company, they are forced to cooperate with each other in order to escape in one piece. Can they cope with each other and let go of the past that seems to linger in every part of their lives, just so they can move on together? Or will they go on behaving like immature nitwits and stay stranded for who knows how long? ☆~☆~☆ Highest Rank: #6 in Humor ☆~☆~☆ Awesome cover by @TheTigerWriter Do not duplicate under any means. Copyright © 2020. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

|| Featured FREE story with exclusive paid chapters - previously a paid story || When Haley discovers the truth behind Xavier, whose silence holds a deeper meaning, she sets her mind on making his life better one small step at a time. ***** Haley Rosamond is happy with her simple life, content under the wing of her father. Well-protected, she has no idea of the darkness surrounding Xavier Hunt, with his all-black attire and infrequent presence in school-accompanied by his bruises and scars. That is, until Haley catches a glimpse of Xavier's reality and is made to question everything she knows about family and life in general. The truth, she realizes, couldn't be more different from everything she has heard. Supported by her father, Haley sets her mind on helping Xavier any way she can, and what begins with tutoring sessions, free food, and random acts of kindness blooms into friendship and something a little more. But when Haley's admission into her dream college and another tragedy in Xavier's life threaten to undo everything she has worked for, Haley needs to decide if she'll stick by Xavier or simply be another person in his life that disappears. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Holly Thurston