𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐝 is focused on one thing: getting through her senior year and leaving her neighborhood behind. At 17, she's smart, guarded, and determined not to get caught up in the chaos around her. Love, drama, and trouble? She doesn't have time for any of it. Then Oscar 'Spooky' Diaz comes back. Fresh out of jail, 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐳 better known as Spooky is trying to move differently this time. At 22, his name carries weight in the streets, and most people know better than to cross him. But when he keeps running into Imani Shepherd, things get complicated. They don't really have history... just years of knowing of each other, passing by in the same neighborhood, living completely different lives. Imani is everything Spooky isn't focused, careful, and determined to escape the life he's been stuck in. Spooky is everything Imani knows she should stay away from dangerous, unpredictable, and tied to a world she promised herself she'd never fall into. But sometimes the strongest connections come from the most unlikely places. Late-night conversations turn into stolen moments. Curiosity turns into something deeper. And before either of them realizes it, the line between right and wrong, safe and risky, starts to blur. Because when two opposites collide, someone always ends up having to surrender.

Sixteen-year-old 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 has always had her life figured out Beverly Hills, perfect grades, and a long, complicated history with her 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭-boyfriend, 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫. They've been on and off for as long as anyone can remember. But when 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬, the new transfer from Crenshaw, walks into Beverly Hills High, everything changes. Lauren finds herself caught between the boy who's always been part of her world and the one who's shaking it up. Secrets, jealousy, and fame threaten to pull them all apart as she's forced to face the hardest choice of all love, loyalty, or herself.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧... 𝐢 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐢 𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭. 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐱 𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞, already for a living...

"You want tater tots, I'm finna make some." Kamaria rubbed her stomach feeling hungry. "Why you say it like that?" "Say what, like how?" She questioned, raising her eye brows in confusion since she hadn't said anything out of the ordinary. "You say Ta-ter like Tay-Tah. Like Tayta." He kept his eyes trained on her, not missing how the corners of her mouth twitched trying not to smile. "Imma call you that now." He declared with a shrug. "Uhh no you ain't, and you could've just said you ain't want none." She shut it down waving him off. "Okay...Tayta." He smirked. --- Ever since a small child, Kamaria had always been the feisty middle child bringing life to every situation with her vibrant ways. She never took mess from any one, and was big on defending herself. Toting a big heart, she always saw the good in people, which had to be her best and worst trait wrapped in one. Known for her spirited ways, her life is turned upside down when one deadly night occurs. Changing her life for the worst. Samir was always the outgoing friend of his group. Known for his unapologetic attitude, he never had to feel like an outsider with his two bestfriends. Although the life of the party, Samir struggles to be contempt with living a normal teenage life, always finding himself in the middle of troubling situations. It wasn't until one fatal evening that changed his view on life, forever. Fast forward years later, brilliant and ambitious Kamaria finds herself struggling with her academic life as the trauma she has endured takes a toll on her every day life. Focused on securing her future life throws her in for another loop when the past she had been avoiding shows up with a bright smile on his face, crashing full force into her life. Being back in the presence of one another their worlds collide in a whirlwind of emotions and an undeniable connection between the two of them. Started; October 20th 2023 Published; October 22nd 2023 Finished; February 29th 2024

What if Spencer James had a sister and what if only one of them got a chance to get out would he take it and leave her behind

Aurora and Jordan have a summer fling and things change when school starts. *i made the cover🤭*

𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 noun : a state of extreme joy. she was in 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯 ever since she met him.