A series of haikus, all as cold and raw as life. Life through its many ups and downs. Life through sickness and health. Life through the eyes of those in pain. Life through S.T.A.R.S.: - Soliloquies - Troubles - Anonymity - Regrets - Scars

Mendoza. A boy obsessed with his past. Price. A girl obsessed with her future. Under uncomfortable circumstances, Natalie Price meets enigmatic Jace Mendoza. Highly irritable and bipolar, Jace starts things off the wrong foot. But soon... that wrong step seems to be leading them both to the right path... Despite their outer facades, both Natalie and Jace are brimming with secrets, some horrible enough to end one of their lives... Can the two find themselves back to each other, against all of their secrets, opposition, and life-threatening problems? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****A/N NOTE: This story was previously published by ME and my co-writer on another account. If you've seen it before, don't accuse me of stealing ;)

They met online. Became friends online. Fell in love online. Got hurt online. Found out secrets online. Died... online?

"A local business holds support groups, where people anonymously enter their own confessions for the world to hear. This week's subject is suicide. I think it's... just ODD and twisted for them to publish those kinds of confessions." I heard her chewing on the other end. "Speak for yourself. I think it's cool; must be liberating to get that off your chest." "But still... I get that they don't ever find out who you are, but wouldn't it bother you? Just knowing that your secret is out? I mean, what if someone connected the dots?" "Unless the confession is like, 'I am a 20 year old tall brunette that lives across the street from a Walmart, and I killed my cat.' That'd be a good confession. There are plenty of Walmart's in the area." "That's a sucky confession." "Hey!" she whined into the phone. "Thats MY confession!" "My point exactly, dumbass. I can connect the dots." She scoffed. "They're hiring..." "Then apply. Don't you like that kind of strange crap?"

What would you do if you only had one day left on this planet? Spend it with your loved ones? Travel to the far corners of the earth to experience it's many wonders? Eat nothing but pizza? (My own personal preference.) Would you apologize for every mistake you've ever made? Would you stand up to those that you never had the courage to face? Would you confess your feelings to the person you love? Why is it that we wait to do the things that we should have been doing all along?

Truth. Lies. Tragedy. Passion. Heartbreak. Smiles. Depression. Humor. All summed up in 1-2 sentences.