"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.

There's a beginning to everything; but is there always an end too? Something Hoseok Jung has been desperately wanting to know; will things change, end or begin when he meets the face behind the Star who sung to the Clouds? The one who filled him with hope, light, warmth throughout the years when he was cold. When he needed someone to hold. A story unveiling the darkest journey a glimmering star goes through to find its light. ©petalli™2019

***Please note that this book has been taken down because it's been published and only the sample chapters of the published version are available on Wattpad. You can find the links to both ebook and paperback in my bio. ***This is the sequel to Bullied and Pained, and it can't be read as a stand-alone. *This blurb contains spoilers, so it is advised not to read it unless you read Bullied and Pained first. --------------------- Nine days have passed since Hayden got into an accident and fell into a coma. Nine days of hoping for a miracle that would allow him to wake up. Nine long, endless days. Half of me is conquered by despair, while the other half clings to the hope that he will recover soon. I refuse to let fear and doubt overcome me. Hayden is dark and complicated, but as the days pass, I'm more determined to fight for him despite the hurdles in our way. I have to believe that there won't be serious consequences once he wakes up. I have to believe that we will overcome all obstacles and become stronger together. After all, we may be both damaged, but we're each other's salvation.

"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one." -Bill Gates Rose Thorne. The nerd of Brookedale High, lowest of the low, bullied for being smart and for having a "perfect life." But her life is far from perfect and she has secrets. She has an abusive father, a past that haunts her and she has to work everyday, but it's not all bad. Her colleagues are her best friends, her anchors to stop her from leaving and they know about her life at school. Everyday starts with a frown for her, but most end in a smile. At work, she's known as the Heartbreak Girl, but at school, she's simply known as the Nerd, punching bag of the school. Xavier Leandro. The bad boy of Brookedale High, the most popular and feared boy in the school. His gang rules the school, mess with them, they'll mess with your life. He seems like he's unbreakable, but he too has secrets. Xavier is one of the many bullies of Rose, so what happens when he moves in next to her? At first, he's horrified, but when one of her secrets is revealed, he sees her in a new light. Slowly, but surely, he manages to chip away her hard shell, but will he find out who she really is, Beneath The Glasses?

The seasons change along with the year. So much can change in one year. Than why do I feel the same? The only change about me is how further I went from the light. So deeper, and deeper I went into my own darkness, and hidden sorrow. Lying on my back, it almost feels like I'm floating.But I'm not, I'm falling. I don't fight it, I don't willingly let myself go either- or atleast I didn't. Not until everything happened. Now, I just allow the darkness that surrounds me, consume me. Nothing waited for me in the light, atleast not anymore. Atleast that's what I thought.... So there I laid... just letting time fly by. Just living, or atleast breathing. Then there's a hand. A hand that was reached out to.... me. Once again, I do nothing. As it tries to reach for me, I only fall deeper. I thought it will give up soon, but it was so persistent that I almost couldn't stand it. I was afraid. I didn't want it touching me. I didn't want help. I just wanted to be left alone. But at the same time... I didn't. As if a part of me was cheering it on to come save me from myself. To take me out of here, and help me see. Then that fear came back, and I pushed myself further in. Irritated, when it wouldn't let me be. Though mostly, I was confused, conflicted... What was I supposed to do? Keep sinking? Or finally resurface? Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto just my characters. Also the picture used in the cover is also not mine, got if from google, only the story and my characters belong to me! Enjoy!:))

nerd: /nərd/ noun A foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious. That's me... nerdproof: /nərdpro͞of/ adjective Able to withstand any person or thing falling into the above mentioned nerd category That's Harry. And I was doomed to love him like the rest of the female population. Until I found backup, a fix-all recipe that was bound to remove my Nerd stamp and make Harry finally see me, possibly even like me. If only I knew what I was signing up for when I asked for help.

This is the original, unedited version of Light as a Feather, Book #1. This book was the inspiration for the Hulu Original Series. The revised version is now available in bookstores throughout the USA & Canada from Simon Pulse. McKenna Brady thinks her junior year of high school is going to be the best ever when she's welcomed into the elite group of popular girls at Weeping Willow High School led by blonde, gorgeous Olivia Richmond. Prior to junior year, McKenna was known in her small town as the girl whose twin sister died in a tragic house fire, and she's overjoyed at the prospect of redefining her identity. She has a date to the Homecoming dance with Olivia's handsome older brother, and a good chance of being elected to student council. For the first time since McKenna's parents divorced, things are looking up. But everything changes the night of Olivia's Sweet Sixteen sleepover birthday party. Violet, the shy, mysterious new girl in town, suggests that the girls play a scary game called Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board, during which Violet makes up elaborate stories about the future ways in which beautiful Olivia, brassy Candace, and athletic Mischa will die. The game unsettles McKenna because she's already escaped death once in her life, but she doesn't want to ruin her friends' fun. It's only a game, she reminds herself.

❝Nobody is perfect. I am nobody, so I am perfect!❞ ❝Everything has its own story. Even the smallest things like lines. Parallel lines have a lot in common, but they never meet EVER. But every other pair of lines meet once and then drift apart forever. Which is pretty sad, too.❞

Excerpts ~~ Numbness creeps into the very veins that refuse to speak for me And yet they still bleed With every puncture Every laceration Everything that is ever forged out of hiding abiding by crippling sensations ~~ Perpetual sadness It hurts And quite frankly I've found no remedy No solution to end my enemy No bandage to my wounds I know I've been sitting in this tub too long because my fingers and toes are pruned ~~ Highest ranks #1 in poem collection (8/14/2018) #1 rhyming (8/16/2018) #1 in poetry (8/16/2018) #1 in my poems (8/16/2018) #2 in spoken word poetry(8/20/2018) I can't believe it! xoxo Generally discusses the problematic life of a teen, and the feelings and experiences that arise when growing up, some stronger than others. WARNING ⚠️ Depression and suicide may be mentioned.

#1 Mystery | #1 Thriller | #1 Young Adult Have you ever known someone more than you know yourself? Known them so inside out that you could finish their sentences and know what they're thinking, just with a glance? That was Casey and I. We were the ultimate best friends. We knew more than we should about each other. I was hopelessly and undeniably in love with him. I still remember the day perfectly. I wish I could say there was something to hint that it was coming. There was nothing. I thought I knew everything about him. Apparently not. He killed himself and a part of me died along with him. He was dead, and so was I. Or, so I thought. ** Cover by Reachingformorex ** © 2017 by LaurenJ22. All rights reserved.