« reading Bk 1: USF is not at all required to understand this bk» There's really no hope for Meltem Suarez ; yet despite all , she dares to dream. This miserable uneducated orphan who roams the harsh and dangerous streets of Bogota, trying to make a living off selling mints and candies on a daily basis, instead of attending school, in order to maintain her and her grandmother. She's never had a father figure, and with her mother in prison, this orphan's been left in custody of her grandmother, who upon seeing that selling mints isn't enough, and her 17th birthday right around the corner, pushes her off in the wrong direction...The direction of trafficking. More explicitly, human sex trafficking. So Mel's horrible grandmother intends on selling her to whoever is willing to pay enough. All she wants is hope. Something to hold on to. Someone to hold on to. Someone who can help her piece her soul back together... Christopher Velez, All he wants is someone who likes him for who he is. For his goofy personality , and childish ways. Not because he's rich . Not because he's famous, and on the cover of every magazine known. Up until now, every girl he's approached, has turned out shallow and fake, they only "like" him because he's in CNCO. Despite their high class social ranking, Dressed up in fine clothes, and expensive jewelry, They all eventually disappoint him. Stressed out and just so done, he decides to take a break from CNCO. Along with his best friend, Zabdiel De Jesus, they decide to go to Bogota, Colombia for a week... Which just so happens to be the week Meltem turns 17...The week she's to be sold. «Spin off to Unexpected Stupid Feelings book 1, but this is story mostly revolves around Christopher, Zabdiel, and Meltem!» I highly recommend you read it if you plan on reading the 2nd book of USF bc this would serve as the logical explanation to what's happening haha don't hate me, I should've mentioned this earlier lo siento mucho

"Goodbye . Tonight was truly magical, and it'll forever stay in my heart, But I have to go!" I tell him. "Will I ever see you again?! Please come back! Can I at least get your number?" Says the boy who just stole my first kiss, as he runs after me. Jade Esquivel and Joel Pimentel met at a masquerade party, but Little did he know, that he'd end up being her next door neighbor, every girls' dream guy , and the envy of all the other boys at her school. But worst of all, her most impossible dream, as they both belong to different social crowds, are completely different, and last but not least, he's your typical girl- attention- whore, who gets laid every night, but doesn't really believe in something as absurd as love...that is until Jade crosses his path, and he does everything he possibly can to get her, but his charm doesn't seem to work on Jade...or so he thinks. « #1 under Joel Pimentel » « #686 Under Fanfiction » 9-7-16

"You okay?" I asked, shivering as I slipped my wet clothes off, leaving me in my underwear. "Yup. Please hurry or...or you'll catch a cold." The boy , target 13, stuttered, with his hands glued to his crimson red face. "Why are you covering your face?" I asked, "Oh you know, just because I always wondered what darkness looked like...well that and the fact that you're naked." He added softly. "No I'm not." I scoffed, offended. I'd swindled 12 boys, before this one. I'd dated 12 boys, before this one, all my missions had successfully been achieved, because all 12 boys had been a bunch of self-centered fools who wanted to get laid. But target 13, he wasn't like any of them. He was saccharine ; which made it hard to steal from him. Because how do you steal from someone who makes you feel like a princess, when you're actually the witch? This was the dangerous part. My time was running out, and I had a mission to accomplish, a father to make proud, and a family to bring forward. This was my last mission on earth, and I was going to accomplish it, at any cost. *** Her breaths were accounted for. Her heartbeats were accounted for. With every second that passed the poison got closer to her heart. There was no cure. At hearing this, her father , the richest swindler alive, was not about to stand back and wait for her to be gone. Time was running out, and he knew he couldn't stop time. So he did the next best thing ; he froze her heart. *** Ten years later, his business is about to go out, swindling is not as easy as it used to be, all thanks to technology. Difficult times call for drastic measures, and his next target isn't an exception. By his fifth failed attempt, he knows he must bring out his secret weapon ; his daughter, for one last mission. There's only one problem though; target 13 isn't going to be easy to take down. But then again, she was blinded by greed. Yet, he was blinded by love. Which one was really the fool?