→ finished ← Claustrophobic and agoraphobic, Alaska Gouramie doesn't leave the house much. She whiles her days away nurturing her goldfish, Gordon. Her life is passing her by. Elver Harrison James is scared of fish. He won't go near the pond at the bottom of his garden. He will do anything to stay away from those water-loving freaks. Alaska's mother forces her to leave the house. It's just a trip to the park, no big deal. Until Alaska falls in the pond. And Elver is the only one around. Teen Fiction #118

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. * * * NOTE AS OF 04/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012. It is currently being reprised, which you can also find under my profile here in wattpad as "5:48 [reprised]"

Irani was a sweet , bubbly , happy-go-lucky girl . She always had everything in control and no one messed with her. she limited herself to her childhood best friends Becca and Ed and a few other friends . Everything in her life was stable until he showed up. The guy who messed up her mind . The one who made her believe that she had more to her than what she thought . The only one who could make her feel her heartbeat . He cared for her and she trusted him. And one day came , when she had to let him go