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Saving Everest by unfortunatelysky
unfortunatelysky
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WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Adrift after a failed suicide attempt, golden boy Everest can't find anything worth living for - until he meets Beverly, a loner determined to prove him wrong. ***** For a boy who seemed to have it all - wealth, good looks, popularity, a wide circle of friends - Everest Finley becomes the ultimate social outcast after failing to take his own life. Dejected and alone, he starts his last year of high school by acting out, determined to ruin his golden boy reputation after his best friend and girlfriend both turn on him. But to his surprise, resident loner Beverly Davis reaches out and tries to befriend him. Ever the optimistic, her empathy and persistence eventually convinces him to spend time with her, and the two slowly bond over their complicated family lives and a love of singing. But even as their budding friendship begins to hint at something more, Everest continues to struggle with depression and unhappiness. Can a simple pact between the two truly encourage him to find something worth living for? Content and/or Trigger Warning: this story contains mentions and descriptions of depression and self harm. -SKY
querencia by -logolepsy
-logolepsy
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querencia- (n.) a place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels most at home; a place where you can be your most authentic self --- "I don't need fixing! I'm not just something you can fix. I don't need a remedy. You can't try to fix me and make me new!" "Pipes-" he starts even through he knows I'm not done. "No! If you really want me, for me, you need to love me for me. Seizures, dramatic family, and protective best friends and all." --- We all have our own talents that make us who we are, and at Richmond Academy for the Art, they praise and appreciate them, giving kids all around the globe the opportunity to test theirs and let them have a great opportunity to make a future with their talents. Josephine, Jay, Quinn, daughter multi-billionaires of Peter and Cassidy Quinn, owners of Quinn Magazines. Being the fourth out of eight daughter, all having different talents at Richmond Academy for the Arts, hers being drawing and painting. Azalea Kai, Jay's best friend. After her family is taken out of South Africa with her dad being an actor and traveling, she moves to LA at age 10. After meeting Jay she finds a sudden new love with singing and performing. Shawn Smith, son of artist and single mom, Barbara Smith. For never knowing his father, Shawn spends all of his time painting, and crushing over his best friend Azalea. And Nathan Ryan, the new kid at Richmond. After leaving his hometown of New York City, New York and moving to LA with his mother and younger brother. With a rocky past but a bright future, he meets Shawn, Azalea and Jay.
Believe Me, I'm Lying by JordanLynde
JordanLynde
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When 17 year old Harley finds herself jobless, she needs a new job-- and quick. Her uncle comes to her house with a job offer. For her to become a teacher at his school. A school for delinquents. Watty Awards 2010 Winner of Best Overall, Best Romance, Best Female Lead, and Best Cast!
Lies of a Makeup Junkie by DoNotMicrowave
DoNotMicrowave
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Lenox knows one thing about this summer-it's going to suck. While her friends are off vacationing in the Hamptons, she's stuck with her grandparents in the middle of nowhere. However, Lenox's luck changes when she meets her idol, Kaylie, a popular beauty YouTuber. Kaylie is everything Lenox wants to be-outgoing, successful, and gorgeous. She'd do anything to be in Kaylie's social orbit, including telling a few white lies to become her personal assistant. As Lenox hides who she is from everyone, including Kaylie's good-looking brother, Callen, she finds appearances are deceiving and lies have a nasty way of coming out.
The Cell Phone Swap by DoNotMicrowave
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Now a series by Mediacorp. Watch the episodes anywhere in world on meWATCH's Youtube channel. Keeley accidentally swaps cell phones with a rivaling high school's star quarterback. Unable to switch back until a week later, she must interact with the arrogant boy, passing along texts and voicemails. As she gets to know him better, she realizes there's more to him than sexual innuendos and egotistical comments. But when identities are revealed and secrets are exposed, will Keeley's feelings remain? Available in bookstores now! Look for it under its new title, TEXTROVERT.
Finding Love in a Coffee Shop by JordanLynde
JordanLynde
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Katie Holmes is a caffeine addict. Between college, and taking care of her brother, it's acceptable. Though, it doesn't help that the cafe down the street is full of handsome baristas, including one William Cerak in particular who has a mysterious scar on his wrist. Synopses will be the death of my publishing career.