𝑰𝒏 𝑭𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 • Completed - Synopsis: "How much do people change, in five years?" Liberia cafe is crumbling in business, and Liam's opportunity to study culinary abroad might the only thing that can save the cafe- Leaving his lover, Reyna to fund his studies and fend for the cafe alone as she hopefully awaits for his return. But as the years progresses, their communication unexpectedly dies off and they grow distant. Separated not only by distance and time, but also by the rise in Liam's fame in the culinary world. Liam lost to fame and success and is engaged to someone new. Also erasing the existence of Liberia cafe and Reyna from his mind. While Reyna still struggles to uphold the business solo, despite still trusting in his return and supporting him from afar. Then on the exact same day five years later, Liam returned for a brief visit after hearing about the cafe's nearing its bankruptcy, strictly only to help Reyna out to repay back what he owes. This is the story of hope, heartbreak and life. Will the circumtances changes, though? - Copyright © Rachel Lay. All Rights Reserved.

Going through my pictures, I went to the one that I had just taken, and the phone slowly slipped out of my grasp. What had escaped my notice before is that the couch I had taken the picture on was against a window, which showed the backyard of the house. But in this picture, it wasn't an empty backyard. No, behind my smiling face was another one, outside the window. It was his face. Covered with a black ski mask, watching me. *** All 19-year-old Layna wanted to do was forget about the guy that broke her heart, and move on with her new boyfriend Brian. But instead, she unwittingly attracted the attention of a stalker. Someone who had been watching her every move for a month, plotting and planning for the perfect moment when he could take her. What Layna never would have expected was that when he finally kidnaps her, she would have to undergo "The Test". The Test that the girls before her had gone through. The one they failed, and payed heavily for. Will she pass The Test or will she die like the others?

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.