Cattleya is a 25 year old girl who once lived in the Bronx with her two best friends Kimberly & Bryanna. Due to Cattleya's job, she has to move to California. After all, it's been her and her friends dream of living out there, only for different reasons. One, to find love. Two, to escape the bullshit and, start over. Three, to start a career. But, when one night of letting it all go and celebrating goes wrong does it turn into something good? Trials and tribulations will come and go but, will they all survive?

*Previously named 'Just Friends'.* **Chapters 14 to 22 have now been removed due to the author not liking the path the characters were taking** ***Now completed*** It would be an understatement to say that Tatiana Roberts has trust issues. After her brother left when she was only six years old, Tatiana's father encouraged her to start boxing to let her feelings out. Nine years later she's the unbeaten champion at her boxing club...until her parents decide to move to Cambridge. With an unexpected change of location and a lot experience, Tatiana balks at leaving the only home she's ever known. But then Samuel Clarks makes an appearance. He's friendly, kind, talented, perfect and pretty hot...for a next-door neighbour, that is. Annoyingly to Tatiana, Sam takes a liking to her and is determined to befriend her. Will she ever be able to trust him?

I am a pretty simple person and so was my life before everything changed. My name is Rayla Bones; I just turned sixteen years old. I have long black hair, and light brown skin, and a small, fragile body but with great curves like any other native Indian girl. I was raised on a reservation until I was about five. Then I moved to a small town in Texas, which was no different at all. I was always living with my family in this small house all until my mother divorced my father and remarried a man that I never even got to meet. His name is John. Sure, they met through work, and mom believes he’s the one for her, but I totally doubt it. I might just be in denial, but from what she tells me about him, he sounds like a joke, but he’s not important to me. You should know my life is nothing without my family, so I might as well tell you who they are. I look just my father, Ray, except that he is built and has darker skin. My mother, Kristin, has my body and hair type, but she is taller, and her skin is very light. Nick and Chris are my twin brothers; they are both two chubby five year olds with light brown hair. Last, but certainly not least, is my thirteen year old sister, Nicky. She is an exact splitting image of my mother, except she is younger and also very tall for her age. So that is my small and powered by love family, but I would have never known the boy I literally ran into would be the one to save my life from the person I was supposed to call father. . (Copyrighted to Niecy Patricia. Any part of this story/work CANNOT used, adapted, or copied without the creator's full permission.)

Waking up in a basement does nothing but frighten and confuse Nicole. She doesn't know where she is or what is happening. Especially when she is rescued by Zayn and his team. Now she's being brought into a dangerous world because of her father's mistake. All she can do is pray that things will get better as she is under the protection of Zayn. Their time together opens his eyes to the feelings he develops for her. Will they be together? Will it be "just business"? Or will the enemy take her life?

What happens when one day a year you can go out and kill anyone you please -- with no consequences? It's up to you, stay inside and wait it out, or go out and join the celebration. Murder Day was my first dream turned short story, it inspired me to transcribe more of my subconscious wonderings and share them with you all. Some are frightening, some are sad, and maybe some day there might even be a happy one or two?

"If you could kill yourself right now, would you?" I asked. He shook his head. "No," he said, "because suicide means that you've given up on yourself. And I'm not gonna do that." Isobel cut herself once, just see if it would take the pain away. When her best friend dies, her whole world comes crashing down. While reaching for a razor, she searches for her reason to live. Upon making a new friend, she learns the true value and meaning of what it means to truly be alive.

they say that when you die, you have a minute to relive your life i had two ► [ short story #144] ► [ teen fiction #516 ]

Both of their intentions were different..