Olivia is just like any other girl. Almost. However Olivia and other girls are divided by one small detail: Olivia's touch slowly kills you, from the inside out. Olivia, being such a safety hazard, is captured by the government and locked in a state of the art cell, dismissing all chances of freedom and normality. Soon after her capture, her dystopian society is changing, and a revolution forms. This uprising throws the government into havoc, and they soon turn to Olivia, hiring her to be the Lead Governor's personal assassin, and to protect him from the havoc that the revolution threatens to cause. Olivia accepts the offer, seeing it as a chance to escape the wickedness of the government. However, throughout her time assassinating under the influence of her captors, she falls hopelessly in love with the governors son, tying herself in a tangled knot, making her escape increasingly difficult to manoeuvre and produce. Can Olivia escape the influence of the government? And more importantly, does she want to?

The first time Mel saw Dean was in an elective class called Madness in Literature. He had been sitting a few rows down in his green parka, writing furiously into his notebook. Something about him made her stop and stare, and it felt like she hasn't looked away since. But there is a reason why Dean seldom comes to class. And why he seems reluctant to be her friend. And why he disappears for ages with answering her messages. Mel would have been bothered by all of it, except that she doesn't care. When it comes to Dean, she was willing to overlook a lot of things. This is a short story about two young people trying to find themselves and instead stumbling upon love.

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. *** Claire is lost and scared and utterly alone. Her family is in shambles after the death of her older sister Ina, and she's left to pick up the broken pieces of herself as her life heads into a downwards spiral of loneliness. Her heart leads her to 5:48, a little cafe by 33rd street, where she finds her new home. With a broken heart and a speech disability, Jasper has his heart and mouth sewn shut by the winding threads of hurt and fear. Painting and serving coffee in cafe 5:48 are one of his last few saving graces, but the smile he's been painting on himself will soon fade away as everything he's ever held dear slips away from his grasp. Ezra is out-of-sync and oddly cold by the way life has treated his young self. Abandoned by his single mother at an early age, he has grown up thinking that he is a mistake. His constant shaking hands are a reflection of what he often thinks of himself, but the delightful pastries he bakes for 5:48's customers are a reflection of what others see of him. Drew is a quirky rarity. He is a dash of loud, a pinch of exuberant, and a cup of eccentric - just like the meals he serves in the cafe as the only chef there. Behind his playful grins and outlandish clothes, however, are his jutting ribs, hollowed cheeks, and too-thin arms. Sometimes he cannot stomach being in his own skin as much as he cannot stomach food. This family has gone a long way from finding each other, and they'll be going a long way together too as reality comes catching up to them, threatening the newfound happiness they've found with each other. Secrets are revealed, pasts become presents, and lives are changed. Slowly but surely, they find their way back home. *** NOTE AS OF 08/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012, posted in FULL. Another story that will be considered a reprise of this old version is in the works, and will be posted under the name "Hiraya House."

A 17 year old girl finds out about her fathers secret government business that specialises in making people's life hell She is kidnapped, tortured and can't do anything about it. Will she escape this hell or will she suffer years of torture? ~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~|~| Written by: Bronte.K

And your eyes were telling lies to my heart ~ C.A.