𝖭𝖺𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗂 𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗁𝖾𝗋 senior𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁 𝗌𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾. 𝖲𝗁𝖾'𝗌 𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗇 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗐𝗈 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝖲𝖾𝗏𝗒𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖩𝖺𝗒𝗏𝖾𝗈𝗇. 𝖤𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝖲𝖾𝗏𝗒𝗇 𝗌𝖼𝗋𝖾𝗐𝗌 𝗎𝗉 𝗆𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗂𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉𝗌 𝗀𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗆. 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝖩𝖺𝗒𝗏𝖾𝗈𝗇 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾 𝖲𝖾𝗏 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀. 𝖲𝗈 𝗐𝗁𝗈 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗍 b𝖾? 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗋 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍

One summer. One mistake. One year of pretending it never happened. Rhea Collins thought leaving Florida would bury the night the ocean almost took her life. She was wrong. A year later, an anonymous message proves the past doesn't drown - it watches. Someone knows what happened on the water. Someone knows her name. Someone wants to talk. As fear resurfaces and secrets tighten their grip, Rhea is forced to confront the truth she and her friends agreed to silence. Because the worst part isn't being followed. It's realizing the summer they survived never actually ended. Some secrets don't stay buried. They wait.

Now you know I wouldn't let you pay for this food," he tells her. "Also, I kinda lied," he drawls, making a 'yikes' face. His words cause her to lean back a little as she wonders what he's talking about. Before she can ask him to elaborate, he starts talking again. "This isn't my friend's restaurant. It's mine. And before you get mad, I just wanted your true opinion before I told you," he tells her, and she relaxes with a smile. "Really? What the heck, Siah. I should've known when I saw the name. Henrietta was your grandma's name, right?" she questions, and he nods with a small smile. "I didn't even know you remembered," he chuckles. "Of course I did. That being said, though, you could've told me this was your restaurant because I would've told you if the food was nasty either way," she jokes to lighten the mood, and she's relieved when it works. "You ain't shit," he laughs. -

𝐈𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐇 𝖠𝗎𝗋𝗈𝗋𝖺 𝖽𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗇𝗈𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗃𝗈𝖻 𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗌𝗎𝖻𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗎𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗈𝗋 𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗈𝗇 𝗆𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗏𝖾. 𝖶𝗁𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗇 𝖺 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖽𝗈 𝖺𝗇𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝗀𝖾𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. 𝖶𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖺 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝗌𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍?

short story.

"She came at the right time....a walking miracle."

Sincere & Lyric. #1 in #teenlove 06/23/2025 #2 in #crazy 06/23/2025

To the rest of the world, Sierra had the perfect life. Straight A's, a wealthy family, things many people longed for. However behind the scenes, things weren't so perfect. When her home life becomes unbearable, she seeks refuge with her close friend, Reese, and his welcoming family. Whilst staying in the same home, Sierra and Reese grow closer than ever- when eventually, their feelings change. - All characters are 18 and older

Sa'Lani Monee Jeffries has always been the thick girl who gets overlooked or played. At 27, she's done with love, focused on stacking her money as a nail tech and minding her business. But when a fine, chocolate, six-foot-three gangsta with a low voice and dangerous reputation starts showing up at her job, all of that changes. Kaizer "Kai" Rashaad Wynn isn't the type of man she ever wanted. He's quiet, mean to everybody but her, and runs the streets with a heavy hand. Yet when he looks at her like she's the only woman in the world, Sa'Lani finds herself letting her guard down piece by piece. What starts as playful flirting turns into late-night phone calls, expensive gifts, and nights that leave her body aching for more. But falling for a man like Kai means stepping into a world of hood politics, jealous exes, and enemies who will use anything-including her-to get to him. When street drama hits too close to home, Sa'Lani is forced to decide if she can love a man who lives by a code that could get him killed... or if loving him will be the very thing that breaks her heart. Because Kai doesn't just want her body-he wants all of her. And when a real gangsta falls in love with a thick girl, he ain't letting go, no matter who has to get out of the way.