We're rarely aware, or at least fully aware, of our subconscious mental activity. But subconscious thought does affect our feelings and behavior, and it's often revealed in dreams, artistic expression, and slips of the tongue. The subconscious mind can be a hiding place for anxiety, a source of creativity, and often the reason behind our own mysterious behavior. MERRIAM-WEBSTER you never know what it is you fail to recognize 'till your pen dances to your subconscious. let them be the life of the ball, let your page be their dancefloor, let your voice be the sound, let them write this secret down.

Living in the streets isn't easy. It's hard trying to figure out how you're going to bathe yourself, or what you're going to be able to afford for dinner the next day. But when you have friends that don't know a thing about your life, it's easy to to just stay over at their house for a day or two and use their shower and eat their food. It's been practically four years since Cali was forced onto the streets with her mother. She can hardly remember what it was like to live in a warm house and to have a loving family. Even though her friends may act like they love her, she knows that if they ever find out that she's been lying to them the whole time, they'd never want anything more to do with her. That's except for her friend Trevor, who would do anything for her, but if and when he figures out who she really is and all the trouble she's been up to, he might not be her knight in shining armour. But then again, he might want to give her everything he has.

they were miles and miles apart, with a promise of forever.

Lexi Callaghan is broken. From a traumatic childhood that still haunts her, to her slowly deteriorating mental health, things are pretty bleak. The only source of light in her otherwise dark universe is her best friend and soulmate, Jasper Reynolds, who is constantly striving to make her smile and see her self-worth. The problem is that Jasper is moving to a different continent at the end of August, leaving Lexi on her own to fend for herself in a world where everything feels like it's collapsing inward. ▶▷▶A long, honest one month journey about friendship and finding solace from your inner demons. There are fun, lighthearted moments; there are emotional, heartbreaking moments; and there are moments in-between. Just like how real life works. ◀◁◀ ❝As I stare up at the creaky old Ferris wheel cycling around and around, I think about how everything that spins does so on an axis. And really, I guess that's the best way to describe what Jasper is for me: he's the axis that keeps me from spiraling out of control. But what'll happen when August runs out of days and I lose the only person who keeps me rotating in this life that I've been given?❞

to him, she's a masterpiece. to her, he's a captivating mystery. All Rights Reserved © 2016 LeiLani Lopez [Cover by @lets-defeat-the-huns] // FAST-PACED ROMAnCE // {Highest ranking: #51//shortstory & #11 teen-humour} Warning :: If you are reading this story on any other platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. To read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to: [http://my.w.tt/UiNb/uVKfPomvMz]

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❝ dreamwork. noun. » act of trying to revive a dream without sleeping. » an attempt to discover what deeper meaning a dream might contain. ❞

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