"I want to grow up" Did you say it when you were a kid? I know I did. Have you regretted growing up at some point in your life? Have you wished you could be a careless child once again? I know you have. Everyone has. The more you grow the bigger the challenges, the obstacles, the pain. Life gets serious. You get serious. You forget to smile at the morning sun shining down your face. You are too absorved by your problems to notice the beautiful world surrounding you. And when life gets hard, you wish more than anything to turn back in time and be that small child who did not know anything when he said "I want to grow up"

They say that people shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Its the same for humans. You shouldn't judge them from their looks. But that saying never worked on Valerie Brooks, a typical nerd who was pushed around and was called names. Cody Jenkins, the typical football jock, gets all girls, everyone's attention and a has a very handsome smirk But what if these two are sick of their lives? Having the best of both worlds by going to a speed dating event, dressing up differently. What if they both meet each other without knowing they go to the same school? Watch the faith of the two get intertwined together.

For months Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her - and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect, pure flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out...

Sydney, a young teen just out of high school, preparing for college. One day, she runs into a snobbish boy, Parker. He seems to be the player, the type who goes around knocking up every girl in sight, and he probably has. He won't stop bothering Sydney when she's playing 'hard to get'. He becomes jealous, watching her begin to crush on some other guy, the so called 'new in town' guy. Sydney gets stuck, trying to figure out what she is going to do about college, she was falling in love --but with who? Will she stay to be with the man of her life, will Sydney give up on college, on her dreams if living in New Zealand?

Penelope recently moved to England to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. She never expected to fall for anyone, especially the Youtube sensation Dan Howell, better known as danisnotonfire. Will their relationship work, or will something get in the way? **Warning: May be triggering. ©writingmaniac321

Alexis Emerson was always shy, she lost her mother and future sibling at the age of six. Her confidence had gone down severely since that day. She grew up with no one but her dad at her side, and he, himself, is struggling to stay alive and happy. Alexis, after nine years of feeling lonely, her dad passes away from cancer. Lexi feels nervous when she realizes that she now has to move away and live with her mom. She doesn't know what to do or how to feel. She's feeling anxiety from having to leave the one home she's lived in for fifteen years- her whole life. But the biggest reason she's afraid is because she has not seen her mom in so long. When her and her mom finally meet, not much bonding happens. Alexis, feeling betrayed by her mom, ignores her as much as she could. School is all she has now. Lexi decides to turn her life all around. She doesn't want to be the shy, unpopular type anymore. She joins cheer, makes friends and even finds herself crushing on the football quarterback, Austin Parks. Soon enough though, the new guy, Evan comes to town. He seems to be the type who keeps all to himself, never talks to anyone, shuts everyone out. Lexi remembers how her mom was like that before she left. She wants to help Evan, or at least get him to open up, risking her newfound popularity. Will she and her mom come together as family again? Will Austin finally fall for her? Will it be Evan?

Being a princess isn't a piece of cake. Throw in a boyfriend your father doesn't approve of and life is just peachy. And getting kidnapped? That wasn't part of the plan. So what do you do when you've got no chance of escaping? You help the genius that kidnapped you rescue his sister. And end up a hostage all over again, a different kind of hostage altogether. I'm going to have a tough time explaining this one to my father. Being a hostage sucks. Literally.

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