Darkness is comforting, until you can't find a way to escape it. WARNING: This story will contain mature themes abuse, alcohol and drug use, self-harm, depression and foul language. Cover by: Simonesaidwhat

Her pain was unique. No one could understand her. No one could feel the emotions swelling in her heart. No one could hold on the thoughts running in her head. No one could feel the way she felt. No one, but him. She fears him. But for him, she is nothing more than a puzzle, an unsolved puzzle. ***** Amayra Vice, a new student in Hope academy, a prestigious school in Rysterbia town, has a sketchy past, at least that's what everyone thinks. What happens when she comes face to face with the person whom she dreads the most.

**3RD PLACE WINNER OF THE 2017 CRAYON AWARDS** Third place winner of the 2017 Lilac Awards From the beginning, I knew what I was in for. I knew that this scenario would end one way or another. I wasn't stupid. Nobody put a gun to my head and forced me to play this game of cat-and-mouse. But I will say, I never pictured that this would occur. I stood there, my brother's silver Smith and Wesson in my hands, directing it at my deadly target. My eyes bore into his, his indicating no sign of emotion, while mine were filled with horror. "It's you," I said, my voice unsteady. He took another step closer to me, his hands in the pockets of his trench coat. A malicious grin formed upon his face. His signature expression. "Surprise," he replied before sauntering forward to finish what he started six months ago. ♠♠♠ Six months after Skyler Williamson is abducted and tortured in the woods by a serial killer, she deals with the repercussions of her unfortunate ordeal. Crippling anxiety, the results of unknown misfortunes, bubble up to the surface and rest in the foreground of her mind. And Skyler's prescribed medication can only help to a certain extent. Repressed memories of the past collide with the present, causing Skyler to be unable to distinguish what is real and what is not. When two teenage girls turn up dead, Skyler finds it is up to her to catch the man who's behind all of this... Even if this means trading her own life for the answers she so desperately needs. © The_RebelAngel 2016 STARTED: 01/01/2016 ENDED: 06/21/2017 Cover created by @The_RebelAngel on Canva

Haris follows closely behind until we reach the main entrance of the building. We stand behind the glass doors and stare in shock at the new world that we are now forced to call our own. The trees, which had once been green with life, are now dull, drained of color as if an illness has taken over. The grass is now dry and yellow, like the winter season had come early this year. In the distance, I could hear car alarms going off and people honking at each other. Further down the hill, cars collide together to form a massive build-up of at least 20 vehicles with a raging fire caused by the spilt gasoline. I look at Haris with tears threatening to spill from my eyes, "How are we gonna get home?" "I don't know," he truthfully answers while gripping my hand. I knew a war was eventually going to happen, but I never pictured it coming so soon. --- Cover by @divinare HIGHEST RANKING: #60

In year XX71, Saorise and Chael Weiss, along with their adopted brother Ryder, had their home and family quite literally torn apart. The strangers dressed in black burst into their home to hunt the children and killed their parents in the process. The children found themselves without their Mommy or Daddy to comfort them and instead turned to their brother for love and protection. With the shock still lingering in their minds, the lightning that coursed through their body awakened, giving form to their emotions. Chael was their hero, but even he couldn't control what they felt. With the responsibility to look after two five-year-olds on his shoulders, fifteen-year-old Chael needed to grow up faster than he wanted. His life was pulled three ways--his obligation to the kids, the continued research on his father's project, and the lingering fear in the back of his mind. Connecting all of that were the small, robotic cells that inhabited their bodies and gave them their powers. The tiny robots that lived in their bodies brought the attention of the ones clothed in black upon them, which prompted their want for the children in the first place. For what Chael knew, and what he hid from the kids, was this: the invaders would be back.

#393 Humor - 30/09/17 Joyce's life took a turn for the worse when her boyfriend decided to break up with her. The only thing Joyce ever hoped for was to be able to spend one more day with him. Vincent managed to get into the school he had always wanted and had just recently broken up with his girlfriend, whom he had been dating for the past six months, hoping that he would never have to see her again. Due to a strange turn of events, both of them switch bodies and are forced to see each other. One's wishes come true, while the other, is devastated. Will a guy be able to handle a girl's life and would a girl be able to handle a normal guy's life? What could be even worse than switching bodies with your ex? Read on to find out more ;) Winner of The Golden Awards humour category. 1st runner up of dreamcatcher awards humour. First place in the July Awards humour category 2nd runners up in Story teller awards humour category 1st place in Crayon Awards humour category 2nd place in Q and K awards humour category 1st place in Majestic Awards Humour Category 3rd place in The Summer Awards Humour Category 1st place in The Purple Stars Awards Humour category Edited by jgfairytales

Love is a gamble that we've all taken... Join the twisted tale for the search of love. Alas, gambles don't always go your way.

Julia can't wait for tonight. He's going to propose! But will she change her mind when she finds out what he's hiding? 1st place: Short Story - The Spice Awards 1st place: Short Story - The Crayon Awards

A mysterious place, voracious creatures, innocent people's hope. It was the girl who saw the beauty in the narrowest places. In a wide boundaried world of darkness. A normal girl living her normal life, but then life decides to take a twist, will she survive ? What will happen when she finds out that she belongs to another world? Will she take the risk ? What happens when she loses her loved ones ? Will she handle the pain or fall apart ?