Rebecca can't see. Emily can't live without her violin. But they both love the rain, and the city, and talking to each other. A novella.

This High School's "It Girl" Brooke Jones has everything: a party every weekend, three best friends, and a boyfriend that is quarterback of the football team, but she feels like something is missing. On the other end of the social ladder sits newspaper geek Waverly Martin. Hidden from the popular eye, Waverly happily focuses her life on her marching band best friend and taking pictures for the school's newspaper. When these two girls from opposite worlds run into each other at a football practice, Brooke begins to realize what it is she's been missing, but is it worth losing what she already has?

Hailey's the perfect prom queen of her small town yet she doesn't want to spend the rest of her life in Riverside even if all of her friends plan to. She could play it safe and stay in a town where her biggest achievement is being "Ms. Popular" or she can leave to chase after the life she truly wants. She only has a short period of time before graduation to figure out if theres anything or anyone that could give her a reason to stay. Her decision only becomes more fogged when she meets Addison, the cute waitress who seems to be the only clear minded person in town.

On the first day that Lauren starts working at Starbucks, she swears to herself that she will never write her number down on someone's coffee cup. // "What do you write about?" "Anything that interests me." "Like what?" "Things that people talk about in cafés. Cities. Winter weather. How the sun is going to die one day. Girls with pretty eyes. Wildlife documentaries. The middle of the universe. Being young." // Camren | AU | Three-Shot

Summertime in Chesterfield means two very different things for teenagers Tess Copeland and Maddie Lambert. For Tess, spending time with family and anticipating the annual Crush Festival goes hand-in-hand with the country air and the sweet smell of a cane fire. For Maddie, Chesterfield offers an escape from the demands of a reality that she's just unable to run from. This summer, however, there is one lit fire that's even harder to contain than the massive bonfires that characterise the town's summer spectacle, as young love and awakened passions smoulder in the shadows. Amidst the turmoil of growing up and the pressures of youth and fame, can these two young women navigate the precipices of adulthood unscathed? Will Maddie and Tess be able to overcome the secrets of a small town and save the beloved festival before it's too late?

"Those around you are not afraid of loving, so why are you? Why do you deny yourself the opportunity to love? To love without fear, without shame and with all of your heart. Let hateful words make your skin thicker, don't allow their opinions and beliefs to change who you are. Love her, him, love both or neither, love whoever but accept yourself as you are. Don't be afraid. There's no shame in loving." Nina Da Sousa is on a journey to find herself, to accept herself and to learn how to love and to communicate.

Smart and arrogant Amery Tatcher has no care in the world about how she makes other people feel with the way she rejects her long line of suitors, the way she ignores her best friends when they speak and the way she bosses her minions around in the school's Student Union council. Often told off for her harsh ways, Amery remains undaunted and defends her behaviour as "for the greater good". Funny and laidback Sigrid Sharma lives by her yogi parents' motto "Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits." However, she believes that being healthy does not only mean physical wellness but also extends to a happy and fulfilled soul. Forever seeking new ways to enrich her mundane mortal living experience, Sigrid has never allowed herself to limit her happiness to only one thing, or one person. New Ways is a lighthearted story exploring the growth of two completely different girls as their fates (and hands) gradually become intertwined.

(Completed) poetry and prose for a girl i probably should stop writing for (Copyright © 2016 by vanillaVDE)

Two girls in the midst of high school, just trying to figure it all out

The Blackout burnt out Earth's circuit board cities six years ago in 1995, leaving many rural communities to rebuild and metropolitan areas becoming shells of their former glory. Adele makes the yearly trip through the barren Californian landscape post-Blackout to visit her grandmother's grave in time for her death's anniversary. Her best friend, Olivia, tags along to escape their sleepy town in these rote times. Even for a little while. [Due for a revamp].