This is a story based on the song "Terrible Things," by Mayday Parade. Derek Sanders is the main character and he is the lead singer of Mayday Parade, and this is just my interpretation of the song from his point of view.

Liz is a huge Say We can fly fan. She has problems, but she doesn't talk about it. Well, her problems get smaller and smaller cause Braden. What will happen when Braden goes to her school to talk about self harm and bullying? Will her life change? What will happen between Liz and Braden?

Haley is just a young girl from Los Angeles. She's in a band with her brother, Johnny 3 Tears from Hollywood Undead. the boys of HU are her only family and she would do anything for them but during their next tour the love she has for them is pushed to breaking point. What will she do and what will happen when she finds out that they are going to be touring with her favorite band Avenged Sevenfold? Can she deal with the surprises and hurt that she will be dealt on the tour? Only time can tell and tell it will just sit back, relax and enjoy...

She loves him and he loves her, it should be simple right? Wrong. Neither of them know about the other's feelings and they've both told separate members of their group of friends. He told her brother. She told her best friend. They're happy like this though, just being friends, as long as they get to spend time with each other. The list of songs written on this subject are endless and should have warned them already but they haven't. Will they ever find out?

"They say that you'll only get what you can handle. I just don't find this statement true. My mother's death on my 18th birthday was way more than I could manage alone. My father left when I was just six so I really had no one except for the people who always told me 'I know this death was hard, I just want you to know that I'm here for you' that's probably one of the biggest lies I've heard. The only things I really have are my grandparents and my box." Chelsea Murphy is heading off to college at NYU to get away from the small town she grew up in to escape the painful memories and sympathy. She has a hole in her already damaged heart. She just needs someone to come along and help her repair it.

Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.