The story of a girl, a town, and the world as they face imminent death.

"You're just a girl, not even a pretty one. You were just something to fill my spare time, nothing more. And these? Well they're just notes."

From the day Liesel came to Himmel Street until she died, and past that. This was a birthday present to my good friend Ghibli, and my pride and joy. I finished it in 12 hours and he loved it. He graciously let me put it up on Wattpad, so thank you love.

the road trip of a lifetime. [ cover by blissom / trailer by blissom ] [ started march 30th, 2013 - ended february 18, 2015 © paulina r. all rights reserved ]

Lennon Carter is a newly eighteen year old that's ready to get away from all she's ever known. She doesn't want to think about what happened, or even acknowledge the fact that it ever happened. Packing up the essentials and her credit card, she heads for the big open road without a plan insight. The plan comes to her from a strange suburban dad after a few days of aimlessly driving down the highway in the form of a paper town. Elliston is where all the nomads come together, a pit stop of sorts for the misguided. Anything is impossible in those woods because reality is no match for the time of Lennon's life. She's about to learn that freedom may come along with a bit of a young adult's romance novel plot line starring her and a boy just as screwed up as her, Jude Love.

Marilyn Sultana is a 19-year-old mystery who lives a life of love, hate, lies, power, control, and deception. Her 24-year-old boyfriend of 5 years, Evan, wants to control her life, as he obsesses over every little thing she does. She still fears him, as he could easily kill her. One night, as she surprisingly goes out with her friends that she's managed to keep under Evan's tight grip, she meets someone who may change her life forever -- Porter Robinson, one of the biggest electronic music acts in the world. However, Porter's a player and a heartbreaker, yet only seems to be attracted to Marilyn more than anyone else. As she gains everything she's missing from Evan in the form of Porter, she begins to fear Evan more and more. Will Marilyn be able to make this player fall? Will she escape from under Evan's iron fist alive? Could Porter protect her? All she knows is that loving Evan was a burden, but loving Porter is easy. ♡

Martijn Garritsen, otherwise known as world famous DJ, Martin Garrix, has been placed on a one year break by his label Spinnin Records and his parents to get his act together after excessive partying, underage drinking and everything else that goes along with clubbing every night. He's expected to go back to school and finish the degree he started in music production. Martin is sent to America to live with the Lorden's and get his life back on track. Zoe Lorden is the youngest of the family and the most ambitious. At 18, she's ready for Harvard Law School. She has a plan and a purpose for her future and nothing will get in her way. Well. That was until she met Martin.

After an incident three months ago and her parent's divorce, Reina Caverly finds a way to cope: cutting herself. Her mother's a workaholic, her sister is an out of control teenage girl, and her dad disappeared from the face of the planet. She can't even tell her two best friends, Joshua and Megan, about her problems. Then she meets young and mysterious Calvin Young about to commit suicide by jumping from her school's rooftop which surprised Reina. He's rich; he's handsome for his age, and does well at school, so why? Why would someone who has everything want to kill himself? Everyone has a dark secret, even Calvin who seems to have the world. Can Reina and Calvin learn to speak up about their issues? Can they find their reasons to live? ______ "One day you'll leave me. You don't want a girl with a rape story," I said as I desperately tried to stop my sobs and hiccups. "You deserve someone who is prettier and more stable then me." "Mon ange ," he whispered to me lightly as he held my tear-stained face. I looked at him and my breath shortened as I met his intense look. "I don't want anyone else," he said, "because I just want you." ______ WARNING: Story contains rape, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.

Guilty. That's what Christelle Bordeaux is. After the 17-year-old Parisian faces inevitable circumstances brought on by her Londoner ex-boyfriend, she sets out to find her own calling - which would only result in her being homeless. As a certain Hugo Leclercq, attempting to be a good Samaritan, takes her situation and tries to create it into something better, will she be able to escape her fate and create her new identity? Or will her past come back to haunt her in unexplainable ways? "Guilty, on the run, And I'm never forgiven." (Heavily inspired by songs of the album 'The Family Jewels' by Marina and the Diamonds.)

Chloe Alexander gets a job as the day to day manager of DJ Martin Garrix. One thing - they used to be friends as children in Amsterdam. Chloe remembers this, but Martin has no idea who she is. Does Chloe keep their past a secret, or does Martin find out who she really is? And what happens to their relationship? Will they grow closer, or just keep growing apart?