"Help her to keep from falling into a despair that is too deep to salvage anything from." I N W H I C H two boys try to save their dearest friend from herself.

FREE STORY WITH EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. This is *not* a Paid Story. Eighteen-year-old hockey prodigy Elliot Wexler has three goals for senior year. One: somehow graduate with a 3.5 GPA. Two: hide his bipolar disorder from his peers. And three: make it into the NHL with no scandals. Piece of cake. What he doesn't expect is to find Lucy, a homeless girl, hiding from the winter frost in his dad's shed. Elliot's busy, complicated life doesn't permit room for error, and falling in love with a girl from a totally different world sounds like the opposite of a good idea. But Elliot can't help but be drawn to Lucy and her elusive ways--even when she seems to vanish from his life non-stop, each time leaving him with a bigger hole in his heart. But Elliot is determined to break down Lucy's barriers. And when he does, he discovers that her life is more complicated--and dangerous--than he could have imagined. With drafting season approaching, and Elliot's fragile mental health deteriorating, he's forced to face a difficult question: Is first love supposed to hurt so much? *** PLEASE DO NOT ADD THIS STORY TO GOODREADS.

she always had something to say but they were silent

pe·cu·liar - adj. strange or odd; unusual. she had no home but she was the weirdo

"Well, last time I check, you changed your name to Melanie and changed your gender." ... "Leave me alone." ... "Wait, I didn't mean it like that." ... "Just leave me alone."

❝What if he didn't leave ... what if he disappeared?❞ highest rank: #27 in SS 1st place for Best Tragedy in the Crystal Awards 2016/2017 2nd place for Short Story in the Crystal Awards 2016/2017

i may be quiet but i'm full of alphabet soup ~ #37 in poetry

about a boy who was told his identity was something to be ashamed of. [cover by me] 2/11/17 ~ #89 2/7/17 ~ #102 in short story

| 1st Place for Summer Sun Awards (Beginner's Firsts) | | 2nd Place for the Pinpoint Awards | | Finalist for the 2016 Awards | It matters not what people think regarding things you believe strongly in. Perhaps, it may even help to even spread a word or two regarding what dwells within you. Don't be afraid of the thoughts you believe are truly nonsensical. They always have a place somewhere, and for me, these are a collection of the "It"s inside my brain. Thank you for dropping by.

"Life is like a rollercoaster that you just can't wait to get off." Alex is suicidal. Alex is depressed. This much is true. When Emma finds her crying in the girls' toilets, she tries to help, but she makes a fatal mistake in telling her friends. Word spreads, and Alex is labelled as the coward, and Emma knows that she is to blame. She's determined to fix things, but how much can you help before you ruin everything? The cover above is by @cleverwren!