"I'm not okay!" I yelled at him. "Okay?! I'm not okay." My chest rose up and down as I breathed heavily. It had been years since I had a break down, and I wasn't going to have one right now. "It's okay not to be okay," he whispered, walking closer to me. He caressed my cheek, trying to sooth me. I stared at him, pain filled my eyes. I was trying hard not to cry. I couldn't cry. That's not what I did. "It's okay to cry," he comforted. His eyes stared so hard into mine I felt like he was seeing into my soul. "Crying shows weakness, and I'm not weak," I told him, swallowing hard. "Sometimes crying is the strongest thing you can do. It just shows everyone else that you're just as human as they are." And right then and there I started sobbing. I had lost all control of my emotions, I cried like I hadn't since I was little. All those times I didn't cry when I wanted to poured out now. The walls I spent so long building to make them unbreakable, broke. Alana finds a thick orange envelope in her mailbox one day. No return address, no stamp or postage mark and it's not even addressed to her. Someone had just dropped the letter off in her mailbox. The only thing written on this envelope is "You might need this... or not." Alana takes it inside and begins to read the life story of a complete stranger. The life story of someone trying to find their place in this big scary world. © Somethingtrue 2013. All rights reserved.

|| a featured story || Aurora never planned on spending her final month alive falling in love. When she meets Gus, a curious boy who is all too eager to waste away the days with her, she finds herself trading in her month of solitude for a month with him instead. Under the summer sun, they promise each other a forever they don't have. All they have is August, and they try to make it enough. [Features a commissioned bonus chapter for the JCPenny #DreamPromposal contest] __________________________ Alex Light © All rights reserved 2018

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Jonas, having lost his leg, and Brennan, plagued by terrible anxiety, collide one summer. Soon, they're both finding themselves. Together. ***** After losing his leg in a terrible car accident, Jonas wants nothing more than to start over when he goes to college. Brennan is plagued by anxiety so intense she never wants to go back to school. But when they collide (literally) one summer, their lives change and both of them begin to recognize what's holding them back. With each other's help, maybe they can take the biggest leap of all: falling in love. (Published by Wattpad Books)

Fight For Her is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original Edition and Books Edition upon purchase. Scarlet has it all-status, money & a loving quarterback boyfriend. Why then can she not keep her eyes off Elijah, the school's outcast hiding a dangerous secret? ***** Scarlet Tucker attends Royal Eastwood High: a high school where money determines social status. She is top of the ranks as her family owns the biggest chain of auto shops in the Midwest. Her boyfriend, Jack, stands on the pedestal right beside her as a three-time state champion quarterback. But more and more, Scarlet feels disenchanted with her life and her friends. She wants more than the superficial conversations they have--she wants to be heard. When Scarlet runs into Elijah Black, the school's most bullied outcast, not only is she mesmerized by his kindness, good looks, and his ability to listen, but sparks fly, ones that neither of them can control. Scarlet can sense, however, that Elijah is hiding a dark secret. What she unearths is even wilder than she could have imagined. And soon, their lives are dangerously intertwined in a race against time. Can they both survive and make it out alive? Content warning: This story contains scenes depicting violence, which may be triggering for some readers. [PUBLISHED w Wattpad Books: March 9th, 2021] [TRAILER: @aflyingwhale]

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]]

Every town has it's very own bad boy. But, who? You'd usually be able to pick them out amongst the crowd, leather jacket, motorcycle, big and buff. Let's get real people, this isn't be 90's- looks can be deceiving. And that's exactly why 17 year old Emerson Harper ended up with Carter Rifle, the towns 'bad boy?' If you will. A visit to her mother's house, over in the small town of Vana's Bay was suppose to be boring and uneventful. But Carter's like her personal Monster, Helping her through her stay but getting Emerson in some trouble along the way. ___________________________ This book will often contain some language and sexual conduct that may be a little 'Rated R' if a chapter does contain such, there will be a"+" beside it! Enjoy the book! "A Guy Named Carter"

Hanahaki Disease was the name. To explain it, it's a disease born from unrequited love with fucked up symptoms and there were two ways to heal it. The infection can be removed through surgery, and the feelings disappear. Or have the feelings returned. She was utterly fucked, wasn't she?

Completed. BoyxBoy. Moving from Orlando to Philadelphia changes nineteen year old Hale's life - literally. His alcoholic aunt is never home, leaving him and his eldest cousin, Levi, to look after the four younger children. Back home in Florida, his grandparents raised him after his dad got shot playing golf and his mother was declared bipolar, getting locked in a mental institution. Now, he is left in a new city with new people. Playing the parent for three years now, Hale unintentionally gets involved with the boy who everyone avoids, creating a bigger mess than ever anticipated. --- NOT EDITED

The story of an evolving friendship, the change of characters and ideals that are results from the friendship and a dash of flirting just to make it perpetually awkward. "Give this a try" he said, "I won't break your heart" he said. He was wrong, completely wrong... I wasn't scared about my heart getting broken. I was afraid of breaking his. Charlotte is a walking stereotype. Rich Parents, a big circle of friends and a guy who's just not committed. Not only are the aspects of her life stereotypical but her personality is too. She thinks she's the "it" girl, irresistible and she can't wait to get out of her parent's clutches. She's arrogant and assumes everyone likes her, that is until she meets someone who doesn't. I hope this story at least makes you laugh. This isn't my first time writing but I do admit I'm just an amateur. Please comment if you recognise any spelling mistakes(I'm a wiz at spelling but typing words at 4am can be a bit befuzzled) point them out because I'm not perfect and I try my best. WARNING There are scenes including underage drinking. I do not condone it and do not encourage it. It has been placed in the book to make people aware of the dangers and risks you take when making that decision. To properly depict this character I had to include these scenes. Started: 22nd June - ongoing

[SPONSORED BY TELUS] For Winona Prescott, senior year was supposed to be simple; get good grades, graduate and have a bit of fun on the side. But when a video of her kissing another girl goes viral throughout the entire school overnight, everything takes a turn for the worse. Friends she once trusted turn on her, peers shut her out and her only comfort is from a friendship she once thought was lost. Winona just wants everyone to forget the video ever existed. But then the messages start to appear. Repeatedly, Winona's phone is filled with hate messages from an unknown account. She tries to delete them, they come back. She tries to ignore them, the paranoia sets in. Soon there are groups and pages, all spewing hate directed right at her and Winona is crumbling under the pressure. From the relationship with her dad, to the cold shoulder from everyone at school and the faceless person targeting her, Winona doesn't know what to do. Because the scariest opponent is the one you can't see.