"Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Provin nature's laws wrong it learned how to walk without havin feet. Funny, it seems to by keeping it's dreams; it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else even cared." -Tupac Shakur Layla Thompson...
Wynter Nox is just trying to get through high school without too much drama. With his best friends River, Tamir and Corrie, the quartet do their best to get through whatever it is senior year will throw at them-- clubs tryouts, the SAT, and the football team being assholes. But there's one thing that might mess up eve...
"What do you want from me?!" I sobbed, looking up into those evil blue eyes. He stopped walking and turned to face me. He looked at me with no emotion. "I want my baby back."
All Eliza Lewis has ever been in her life is broken. She never learned to love herself, and everyone around her only brought her down. This is, until she met Kendrick. He gave her that boost of self confidence. He told her she was beautiful. He treated her better than anyone she knew of, and it changed everything. She...
❝ WE DON'T GET DOWNS LIKE THAT ❞ THE HOOD: a neighborhood, especially one's own. M I L L G R O V E - It's the place to be. the poorest boujee neighborhood in Brooklyn since 1981. The place to BE. The tea is always piping hot and the drama is always fresh. 1 9 9 2 - The greatest era in history. The...
Soon you'll realize many people will love the idea of you but will lack the maturity to handle the reality of you. -Renya Biddy
Her Own Esteem When hoe is life. (Description inside) Book cover by me❤ Copyright © 2017 Kira Melvin All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the...
At the age of sixteen Lakeisha Moss was abandoned by her mother and left to fend for herself on the streets. Within days she's taken in by Ambrianna. During her stay with Ambrianna, Lakeisha is taught the difference between real women and fake women, the difference between a ho and a house wife. She's taught more tha...
He captured her beauty with his camera lens & captured her heart with his words & actions. The simple story of a New York boy & a Boston girl, sealing their memories & moments with a camera & falling in love in the process. But like a camera, love can be blurry & unclear as lies, deceit, & family play a major role in...
🏆🥇🏅Winner of the 2019 ANGIE THOMAS O.V.O.S AWARD🏆🥇🏅 A personal favorite by the judges and described as a story that "touches your soul and teaches you a lesson, makes you think." Follow 17 year old Nyla Baedee through her journey of self love, self confidence, and self discovery, as she finally learns to love th...
[Urban Fiction] Sharai Jenkins is a girl with her own problems. Problems at home with family, and problems at school with friends. Sharai has a mother that she felt like needed more help than she'd gotten years ago, and a sister named Averi, that she didn't get along with so well. When things start heating up in the J...
poc books that are must reads!!! the most lit book recommendations/reviews on wattpad, no one does it like me! cover by : @-splendor
25 year old Angel Amore is in love with her life. Having Amir, her serious longtime boyfriend of 7 years, by her side, the perfect career that she was in love with (not to mention the lavish lifestyle that it could pay for) she is very content with her life. But one day her life takes a turn for the worst; sending her...
where her bones start to dance, and her hips start a funky gyration. she's welcome under the crazed disco.
Dominic Taylor grew up teaching himself things in life. He didn't have parents to show him the way and teach him right from wrong. Hanging with his two best friends could make him a lot worse than what he already thinks he is, but those are the only two he can count on. What happens when a lady that is the complete op...
*12/13/ 21- Rewrite in the works :)* In a corporate world, being career driven is a quality commendable by many. Yet, when you're a woman- that only wants to focus on that aspect of her life- the validity of your gender always comes into question. Eliza Kelly is one of those hardworking people who fought hard to get...
My works #12 //. Part One : All I've ever wanted was to be Accepted, rather by others close to me or even just my mom. Part Two : It's just some things in life that you have to learn to accept, whether it's disapproval from ones close to you, a person you thought you loved or a person you used to call a friend. •...
"No! I don't wanna hear a damn thing you gotta say. You betrayed me!" I said as I snatched my arm away and stormed out without turning back. I got into my car and looked at the scratch in the mirror. As Monte trailed behind me, I quickly pulled out the parking lot and sped home. When I got home, the neighbor was outsi...
There really wasn't any stopping it. It wasn't my fault that my skin was as dark as the night, or my nose was broader than any other's, my hair was always rough looking and broke easily. There was nothing I could do, because to them I will and always will be, the black girl. HR: #3 Short Story Graphic by caesium-
"you should get what you deserve and that's a nigga like me. you should get what you deserve and that's some of this D." a story about young adults exploring sexuality, life, and love. disclaimer: this book includes very very VERY graphic sex scenes. frequent profanity mild drug use and violence. triggering/controver...
book one: t r o u v a i l l e french (n.) something lovely discovered by chance; a windfall book two: z e m b l a n i t y english (n.) the inevitable discovery of what we would rather not know book three: q u e r e n c i a spanish (n.) a place from which one's strength is drawn, where one feels at home; the...
republished, but also PAINFULLY unedited disclaimer, story does deal with self harm, explicit language, and some sexual scenes. ___ In which a girl with bruised skin, and a boy with bloody hands meet, and realize that their scars and bruises may not be all too different...
"So what do we do?" "We can work something out. There's just one problem... We can't let your brother find out." ❁ Available now to order! Link in bio!
They say every dead person has a home. Olivia found her home with The Lovely Suicide Children. At first, it was everything she could ever imagine. However, the first impressions are usually wrong. (Trigger warnings)
"oh, how beautiful you bloom, when you nurture your roots." - gemma troy highest ranking// 446 in fanfiction.
Life isn't about finding yourself, it's about making yourself. --George Bernard Shaw 💚
About two people. She who is lost. He who is broken. Who cross paths Break boundaries. And find their way. Together. Let's step in to their world.
Her name was Oasis Kai Evans, and she was sick of being the oddball in life. She was that black girl who was always stuck in between. Oasis is always underappreciated and taken for granted. At school in the morning, nobody would want to talk to her. When it came to conversations, she'd always have to start them. When...
