Ntombie was only 13 years of age when she was raped. things get even complicated when she's about to marry the prince of their village. Will kingdom and the king accept a non virgin as their bride? Get taken back to the era when south Africa had no white man, still cattles, no cellphones or any technology and still huts. "What is a beautiful woman doing out here all alone. Don't you know there are beast roaming around in this time of the night." She turned as she laid her eyes on the most handsome man she had ever seen. "thinking." She said as she threw stones inside the river in front of her. "Then we are alike. My father is impossible to understand." He worries about his father. Her sorrows were much bigger and more hurtful than his.

Everybody's like He's no item, Please don't like em, He don't wife em, He one nights em, I never listened No, I shoulda figured though, All that shit you was spittin' So unoriginal, But it was you So I was with it, Then tell you the truth, Wish we never did it . These are the lyrics Malaysia faces everyday as she gets closer and closer to August Alsina. Will they be true or just another voice inside her head? Just when you think nothing can get any worse than it already is, you realize it can.

Gianni & Ezra

Compton changed everything. In Riverdale, I used to be able to walk outside at night without having to worry about anything happening to me. I could walk outside in broad daylight and wouldn't have to worry about drive-by's. I used to be able to come home and be able to rely on a homemade meal made by mother-and my father sitting on the couch with her. But now, everything's changed. My dad dipped out on me and my mom, my mom and I are struggling to make ends meet, and I'm in these streets. Never would I imagined that myself, Egypt, would be out on the streets selling drugs to support myself. But if it helps me support me and my mother, I'm willing to do whatever it takes. Now I have responsibilities that I would've never expected, and people depend on me more than ever before. © all rights reserved // livythecreator

Growing up motherless wasn't always what the 18-year-old Tanya Moore would've dreamt of. Life had a funny way of doing things ya know? It was bad enough she only got to spend the first quarter of her life with her mother before she lost her to stupid cancer. The only time they got to hang out was Saturday and Sunday before and after Church. She was always at home with her father, he wasn't always so bad, he was a great man, a great husband, and a loving father.. he was a retired war veteran and did nothing but collect his checks and would occasionally do favors for old friends. Stacy Moore was a high school teacher and all the kids in the neighborhood loved her. She was always so sweet and would sing to her class if they did well. A loving mother, wonderful wife, amazing daughter, a great friend, but when the good Lord calls, there is simply nothing we can do about it. As much as we may try, God always has the final say, it may be a bad way to turn things out, but remember things happen for a reason and God never makes mistakes. Once she passed away after battling cancer for three years, things changed.. for the worst, and poor sweet little Tanya was caught in the crossfire of it all. We're all afraid of something or someone, we all get tired, we all get fed up with the same old routine, but the question is, how much is enough? When is it simply too much? When should you begin to fight back or run? How long should you sit there and let the only person that you once loved and looked up to continue to misuse and abuse you? Tell me something, if you had a chance to get help would you run and never look back?

You can take the man out the hood, but you can't take the hood out the man. Every time we're trying to do better for ourselves, there's always something or someone out there ready to bring us back to our old bad habits. Isn't it funny when you're constantly trying to do good by people there's always Satan and his minions in the corner plotting and preying on your downfall? In this case, just how much can a person take when they're trying to do better but a certain group just won't let them? You see people don't ever speak up when you're silent while being picked on, they call you weak for not going back and forth. But when enough is enough and you finally fight back then they criticize and jump down your throat. Like Nicki said "They paint me out to be the bad guy," You can't keep poking a bear and not expect for it to bite back, that's like robbing a bank and thinking the police will just let you go. Every dog has their day... right? ©️2018 _jasthewriter I do not own the photos or videos, this story is fiction and came strictly from my thoughts.

Have you ever been homeless? Ever been without lights and water? Did you ever fear that the neighbors would catch you cutting the water on at the crack of dawn or fear that the water company would come around and remove the meter for having the water on illegally? No? Well, Renae has. Meet Renae Zuri Brown, your typical 19-year-old carefree girl living a not-so-glamorous life. She was born and raised in Virginia Beach; just trying to understand the harsh reality of 'struggling' She has a secret that only her little brother knows about and demons she's been trying to escape from. She doesn't smile the same anymore, but could things change? Kingston Stone, is a 22-year-old, aggressive yet ambitious, pretty boy from New Orleans with a similar past of his own. He had a style of his own, hustler and heartbreak mentality, that was until he stumbles onto "Library Girl's" path. Just 2 people from different hometowns with similar history fighting to make this complicated life work. She wants to keep him away but something keeps drawing him to her. She's never been in love and he normally hits and quits, can they beat the odds and fight through all of the darkness to see the light of their love? Will he be the one to save her, if it's from herself? Will they team up and create the dangerous Empire from the ground up or will he leave unable to handle the baggage that comes with her family? Let's find out.

dé·jà vu / déjà vu noun: a feeling of having already experienced the present situation. Also known as a tedious familiarity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back at it again with another twisted, emotional rollercoaster, come join Renae as she takes us through the ups and downs of her life, the twists, the wicked, the cries and the laughter. After the storm comes the shine, don't fret for too long, we have to jump through a few hoops to get to where we need, no one said life would be easy and God gave us warnings beforehand that there would be trials and tribulations, you just have to stand firm and battle your demons head on. ©️2019 _jasthewriter I do not own the photos or videos, this story is fiction and came strictly from my thoughts.

It's been 5 sweet years since the wedding and the Stone family has grown tremendously. Not only was the drug business doing well for Kingston and Kwan, their legal business was also going well, King managed to expand his business to California where he opened up 2 weed dispensaries, one located in West Hollywood and the other located on Crenshaw boulevard and West Slauson Ave. Renae and Ayanna teamed up with dance, whereas Renae taught pole classes, hip hop and ballet, Ayanna taught the tourists and locals more about the Caribbean culture. The family was doing well for themselves but there were secrets and familiar faces that could ruin things for everyone, in a world where everything seems to be going just too good, there's always the Devil hiding in the cut ready to make his appearance. Take a ride with the Stone family on this rocky emotional rollercoaster, full of secrets, schemes, lies, betrayal, and possible heartache, let's see if Love truly can conquer all... ©️2019-2020 _jasthewriter I do not own the photos or videos, this story is fiction and came strictly from my thoughts.

The fear of falling in love. August Alsina