"Society wants to believe it can identify evil people, bad people, or harmful people. But, it's not practical. Sometimes, there are no stereotypes, there's just evil." -Ted Bundy, serial killer of 30+ victims. Sometimes, Wattpad authors are inspired by real-life horror that's going on in their own lives. Special thanks to @Heather_Dianne for the cover!

I tiptoed in the house hoping to not wake my father up. I was late coming home since I was in the nurses office. "*groan*" I freeze in place, not making a single noise. I knew that was my dad. He was making his way towards the kitchen. That gave me an opportunity to run to my room. As soon as he opened the fridge (probably getting a beer) I made a run for it. Up the stairs and into my room. ~ Ava is a 16 year old girl who's been through hell and back. Her mother died when she was 14. Ever since then shes been abused by her dad. He would always say it was her fault that her mother was dead. Because she was never good enough for her parents and was always a disappointment. She started believing what he said and always considered herself as a failure. But the torture didn't stop there. She is constantly bullied at school, mentally and physically. What happens when a new kid, Ashton comes around. Will things become different or will they stay the same? *Trigger warning for abuse and bullying*

In Elemental magic you can be one of four magic types; water, fire, earth, and air. The only problem is Violet is none of these things. Is she what they call a magic dud, or is she something rarer, more powerful, and more dangerous than anyone could have imagined!? Teasers, "Em, most girls sneak out for a boy, you sneak out for a unicorn." I began to cry as it reached for my face."No!" I screamed. "Please No!" I went to pull back the shower curtain, but some nagging thought in the back of my head stopped me. I didn't have a little brother, so why was there a little boy in my bathroom? I gulped and with shaking hands pulled back the shower curtain. "What!? How could that be!?" I yelled, and covered my hand with my mouth. Shouting wasn't such a good idea right at this moment. If someone heard us and came up here to investigate the noise we were making, they would find a boy and a girl, a bloody knife with both their finger prints on it, and a very very dead body. "Don't touch her!" he hissed and lunged at Henry. Running through the night wearing nothing but a flimsy hospital dress, while waving a dismembered hand in his hand, was a strangeness no regular person could hope to inspire to.

After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

"Cris, I love you so much. Please for the love of God, will you be my girlfriend?" I feel like he can feel my hands shaking. "Y-yes.. Yes!!" I jump up to him and hug him tight. Meet Crystal Nightley. She has signed up for the Marine Corps, and meets some interesting people. Jeffery Niles catches her eye, and many others do as well. She is a very dramatic, sassy, and bold person. She isn't afraid of change, and hopefully you aren't either.