Brielle loves her boyfriend. She loves Elijah in the way you love someone you've already chosen - deeply, patiently, and with the expectation that love will eventually meet you where you are. For a long time, she believes it will. When it doesn't, she tells herself she's asking for too much, that love isn't supposed to feel loud all the time. Still, something is missing. Elijah cares for her, but not in the ways she needs. He assumes the relationship is fine, while Brielle slowly learns how to carry her disappointment quietly. She stays. She adjusts. She keeps loving him anyway. When the weight becomes too heavy, Brielle does not go looking for escape. She goes looking for understanding. She finds it in Psalms-Elijah's closest friend. Psalms pays attention in ways Elijah doesn't think to. He notices when Brielle goes quiet. He asks questions and waits for the answer. Being around him feels easier, and Brielle doesn't realize how much she's been holding in until she doesn't have to. By the time Brielle realizes how deeps she gotten it was already too late. She finds herself caught between the man who she loves and the man with a few missing screws that makes her feel loved.

{𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 #𝟏.} 𝘋𝘳. 𝘈𝘪𝘬𝘰 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘳, 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘛𝘚𝘋 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘕𝘈𝘝𝘠 𝘚𝘌𝘈𝘓 𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵, 𝘗𝘛𝘚𝘋 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢--𝘈𝘪𝘬𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘩𝘪𝘮..𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦. 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 @𝘒4𝘚𝘏𝘔𝘈𝘠𝘠.

22 year old Taj Harris would have never thought her life would turn out the way it did . She been with her high school sweet heart Zay since she was 17 and he was 18. Zay turned out to be so abusive . Will she ever get the courage to leave ?

Hailee Harper, a brave young girl, has overcome unimaginable hardships since losing a parent at a very young age. From enduring domestic violence to facing sexual abuse, she has faced it all. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, someone entered her life who would do anything to protect her. But the drama never seems to end. How will Haile's story unfold? As old folks would say "wah nuh dead, nuh call it duppy". **UNEDITED** I will do a once-over soon to correct my mistakes

"𝚃𝚘 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚝 𝚊 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐." Read how two lost souls come together and save each other, fixing what was once broken.

In a society bound by tradition, Nneka's life has always been guided by rules. As the first-born daughter in her Nigerian-Jamaican family, she faces mounting pressure to marry before her younger siblings can even consider their own futures. Time is ticking, and her family's whispers are growing louder. Meanwhile, Kemar, a successful but commitment-shy bachelor, is tired of the constant matchmaking from his own family. They both long for the freedom to live on their own terms. When a contract marriage is proposed, it seems like the perfect solution. They agree to a year-long arrangement to keep their families at bay. Nneka can silence the pressure, and Kemar can have the peace to focus on his career. No romance, no strings attached-just a practical agreement. But as they navigate family dinners, cultural expectations, and the small, quiet moments of living together, the lines between duty and desire begin to blur. In a world where tradition and modernity clash, can a love born out of a contract grow into something real? Or will they part ways once the ink dries on their agreement?

The journey of two different individuals as they navigate the world of social media fame and professional basketball in, "The Influence." Dearra Taylor x Klay Thompson

The night of her twenty-fifth birthday forever altered the trajectory of her life.

When David Brewster comes back to L.A. for his close friend's dad's funeral, the last thing he expects is how hard it hits to see Chantel Brown again. She's his friend's mom, 47 now, newly single, raising a baby girl...and somehow, the feelings he swore he left in the past come back like they never left at all. Being around her messes with his head in ways he didn't plan for. And getting back close to Chantel isn't just complicated, but also dangerous since David is living a double life.