wattys longlist 2018 | MEET ELLA. She's drowning, literally. Ella has lung cancer, causing her lungs to fill with liquid that needs to be drained daily. Every breath she takes feeds her life, but also takes it. MEET JAKE. Resident smoker and bad boy. Forced into rehabilitation, and fighting his inner demons fills up his day. Jakes over it all, he doesn't want to live anymore. So what will happen when the two meet? A girl fighting to live. A boy hoping to die. *not edited or monitored*

**EDITING** "See? Isn't it beautiful?" she whispered, breaking the comfortable silence between us, her voice soft and full of awe. "Yeah." i whispered, my gaze still locked on her. "It really is." She looked at me, a puzzled expression on her face. "You're not even looking at the sunrise," I smiled, gently brushing my thumb over her cheek. "I know." • • • Emmalyn Ansley may seem like the epitome of sweetness and humor, but beneath her warm exterior lies a world of pain that no one sees-not even those closest to her. Despite her outward strength and fierce independence, the reality is far more complex, as her body bears the hidden scars of a life that has been anything but kind. On the other hand, Mateo Ellis is the embodiment of cold indifference. Hardened by a life devoid of love, he presents himself as a ruthless, self-serving young man who trusts no one beyond his tight-knit circle of friends. He's never known what it feels like to be loved, and he has no desire to change that. But when these two seemingly incompatible souls collide, the result is anything but predictable. Will their meeting lead to mutual destruction, or will it spark something neither of them has ever experienced-something that could change their lives forever? 🏅#1 in Mental Health 14.07.2024 🏅#1 in Abuse 15.10.2024 🏅#1 in Addiction 05.02.2025 🏅#1 in Trauma 15.10.2024 🏅#1 in Fighting 25.10.2024 🏅#1 in Fighter 21.10.2025 🏅#1 in Panic attacks 15.10.2024 🏅#1 in Shooting 27.02.2025 🏅#1 in Sad story 02.06.2025 🏅#2 in Depression 06.11.2024 🏅#2 in Overprotective 06.11.2024 🏅#2 in Bad boy 05.02.2025 🏅#2 in Loss 05.03.2025 🏅#3 in Sunshine 09.10.2024

Lilith Johnson-to the world, she is perfect. An A+ student, cheer captain of her high school, and born into wealth, she is the girl everyone wants to be. But beneath the flawless façade, she is drowning. Struggling with an eating disorder she refuses to acknowledge, she hides her pain behind a mask of perfection. No one sees the cracks. No one suspects a thing. Then there's Zain Tucker-her brother Eli's best friend. Once, Zain and Lilith were inseparable, but everything changed after one fateful incident. He began to hate her, and in turn, the friendship between her and Eli crumbled. As Eli rebelled against their parents' expectations, Lilith remained the golden child, only widening the gap between them. Zain despised her for it. His parents never stopped comparing him to her, always saying, Be more like Lilith. And so, he did the only thing he could-he resented her with everything he had. But what happens when he realizes she's not as perfect as he always believed? And what happens when Lilith can no longer keep up the act?

WARNING! This story was my first (unedited/draft). Grammer, plot, etc is messy so please beware! thank you :))) - He couldn't get enough of the emerald in her gaze. And the one colour she thought she'd be afraid of was a colour her heart was set to beat towards a million times a day. - 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙤 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙠. He is the most feared person in their town. Anyone who crossed his way was met with brutality and cruelty within him. He kills without remorse. But when he locks his grey eyes on a pair of green ones, everything he trained to become had vanished, because of her. 𝙇𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨. She is known and loved by many, she was as gentle and sweet as a flower. She is the light in the darkness. But when she sets her green eyes upon his grey ones, she can't help but let her light shine through the darkness of him.

A normal bunch of 16 year old American teens. Maya and her twin Theo share the same person, Noah. Noah is Theo's best friend but over time Maya and Noah fall in love. Maya and Noah hate each other so that Maya thinks...

Katherine Jane, a simple and sweet loving girl. Everybody loves her....No. Nobody loves her. She always thought that if she gives love to everyone, everyone will love her. But she couldn't understand the harsh reality of the world. She was depressed and alone. Not to mention the constant verbal abuse from her mother. Yes, she has a birth mother but she doesn't care for her daughter. For her she is just a stomach she has to fill. Kat's only escape from this hateful world was her art. She is very smart and talented. Too pure for the world. The pain was excruciating and she was cracking under it. Until one day a knock on her door changes her life. But is it for good? Who knows... Turns out she has...brothers...6 of them. Disgustingly rich brothers. And they want to take her in. After a long time she sees hope. To be loved and taken care of. But she doesn't know she is in for another rejection and pain all over again. Will this rejection ever turn into love? Something she has never felt? Will she be able to win them? Or will they crush her until she finally gives up? Dive into the story of the Wright family. Get in for an emotional rollercoaster. One filled with pain towards love. Love. CONTAINS SWEARING.

'The front door smashes open, and I hear three sets of angry, loud footsteps penetrate the first level of the apartment. "Oh, darling Amity, where are you, my zucchero?" Stefano shouts in a sing-song voice. Obviously, I don't respond, leaning my body further against the balcony and holding a hand over my mouth, so I don't make a noise. "You're not in trouble, succhiare il miele," Xavier shouts out. "Well, not if you come out now..." I keep inching closer to the edge, less than a step from falling eleven meters and cracking my head open to die.' * Amity Gregor is a regular teenage girl, struggling with her grades and fawning over boys. But she has a dark past. At five years old, she was placed in her mother's custody and separated from her six brothers and father. She slowly forgot about them and was taught by her mother that they were terrible people. Ten years pass, and Amity's reunited with her family. But she's not the bubbly little girl she used to be, and they're not her innocent big brothers. Instead, they're hardened mafia men, who Amity's mother was desperate to keep her away from. As secrets unravel, and trust is built there's only one way through the mess called life. Together. (PREVIOUSLY UPLOADED ON MY OTHER ACCOUNT BEFORE I DELETED IT - THE STORY REACHED OVER 100K.) (NOT RELATED TO FIVE'S A CROWD.)

Isla Isabelle Caruso is a frail 3-year-old child whose life has been ruined by unfathomable abuse. Isla becomes entangled in a web of suffering caused by her own mother and stepfather while trapped behind the walls of a broken household. Her innocent spirit is battered and disfigured as a result of their heinous immorality, which knows no bounds as they subject her to physically and mental suffering. Highest Ranking #8 - Innocent #1 - Mafia Princess #3 - Father-daughter #1 - 3yearold #2 - Toddler #1 - Little sister #3 - Adorable

Sam is an Autistic ten year old girl with a very high IQ and a fixed mindset of a thirty year old. She hates her food touching and refuses to touch anyone but one person. Her 17 year old brother, who protects her against the worst of the world, well at least tries to. Charlie works two jobs to give Sam everything she needs to succeed in life, every text book and every museum trip he can fit in. At the Museum one day, he recognises someone from his past. They don't know about Sam and he wants to keep it that way. He knows about their dark business and he has tried so hard to keep Sam innocent from the world. Will Charlie be able to keep Sam in the dark forever? Or will this someone show up, finding out they also have a little sister?

Luna Costello was kidnapped at the age of 2. She had 3 brothers and loving parents. Not that she can remember. She was kidnapped by a rivel mafia and then sold at the age of 10. 13 years after her kidnapping her father recives a call, His daughters adoptive father is dead and his daughter is in the hospital giving birth. How will Luna react to her new family while raising her own. tw: talks of abuse, rape, mental abuse, anxiety, childbirth