| a true story about a boy who hides his pain behind his smile and a girl determined to see it | - FREE story with paid Exclusive Chapters and Writer Reveals - Twice Featured - Taylor Ming is trying to cope with the aftermath of her twin brother's suicide, and her depressed mother and avoidant father aren't really helping. With one of her friends' self-harming while another deals with a chronically ill boyfriend, being diagnosed with Diabetes and forced to use insulin thrice a day is Taylor's worst nightmare. When she catches the school's golden boy Shane Gray popping pills in a bathroom, then, Taylor is sure she's in a living hell. Is he depressed? Is he using drugs? She's afraid of losing more people and strikes a deal with Shane. He'll tell her if he ever has the urge to hurt himself and she'll keep his secret. What neither of them knows, however, is that he's already hurting himself without knowing it. And Shane's life is falling apart quicker than Taylor's. Because life isn't black and white and, sometimes, seeing gray can make all the difference. Warning: The story talks about suicide, self-harm, drug use, and mental health problems which may be triggering for some readers.

With the limited time they have, she teaches him how to love. And he teaches her how to let go. Copyright © 2018 by jayscitylights. All Rights Reserved.

"You hurt me," A tear rolls down my cheek. "You hurt me a lot." My voice breaks once again and the pain, the aching pain in my chest, returns stronger than ever. He reaches forward and cups my cheek. I do what I know I shouldn't, I lean into his touch. But it's what I crave. Him. His hand against my skin. "I know baby, I know. And I'm so sorry about that." He wipes the tears off my face and I look at him once again. •••• Andie Mitchell, a grieving seventeen-year-old, moves towns after recently losing her mother. Then she meets a guy she hates instantly, Cole Jones. But somewhere along the way between his arrogance and flirty remarks, he's seems to be the only one to bring out the old side of Andie. The side she misses. The side that died along with her mother. They say opposites attract. Let's put that to the test. •••• NOTE: THIS IS EXTREMELY CLICHE

"Heavy is the head that wears the crown, that's why I took it off." Season One : Completed Season Two : Completed Started Season One : 5th May 2020 Finished Season One : 3rd September 2020 Started Season Two : 6th August 2021 Finished Season Two : 4th January 2022

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*UNDER EDITING* "I'm punching him in the face the next time I see him." "No, you're not." "What if I just break his nose a little?" "Izzy, you'd end up breaking your hand instead of his face." "Shut up JJ." Meet Isabelle Rutledge, John B's not so little sister. She's only two minutes younger but her brother still treats her like a little kid. That hasn't stopped her from becoming part of the crew though. As she's pulled into a wild treasure hunt and search for the desperate truth about her father she faces near death, unnecessary fights and running from the cops. It doesn't help that she has hidden feelings for another pogue and that one kook seems to have his eye on her. This summer was gonna be wild.