This is basically a mumble jumble of my thoughts:) this book WILL BE(double underlined) very confusing. So try and bear with me will ya? *Cover credits to @breathingdust :D*

It started out as a game. She's everything a girl wants to be. He's everything a girl wants. As head cheerleader and quarterback, Kody Taylor and Austin Collins would normally be expected to be together with them being the schools Mr. and Ms. Perfect. Lucky for all the single boys and girls in their school, it'll never happen. They hate each other and they aren't afraid to show it. Not like it'll ruin their reputations anyway. If anything, it makes it better beacause people seem to enjoy the show. Will things change when they have to work together to keep their positions as head cheerleader and football captain? All their lives, everything between them has been just a competition. A challenge. A game. But what happens when it isn't just a game anymore?

{sequel to lost} i lost you once. are you here to stay?

There is a distinct difference between who you are in front of others and who you are by yourself. And when you're constantly around others those lines can be blurred beyond recognition. All in all, there are three things to be learnt about my story: 1) even in dire situations, teens will continue to be petty, temperamental, and cranky (or is this just Carrie?) 2) this is not a love story (although I'm pretty sure Alex wants it to be) 3) social hierarchy proves to be ineffective when trying to discover ones true self Seven teens. Put in an unbelievable circumstance that forces them to trust each other and put their differences aside. But how will that work when you have so many clashing personalities and hormones raging? Who do you depend on when you feel that you can only trust yourself? How do you expect people from completely different social groups to get along? There is only one answer to all these questions, and that answer can only be found at sea. Turns out that everything changes while you're drifting.

Two mismatched stepsisters. Both complete strangers. One new start gone badly wrong. When thirteen year old Nina Jenks' father dies, she's placed under the guardianship of her puzzling and maddening stepsister, Helen Daw. But why would she turn up now, after all this time? Helen Daw isn't your average twenty-something woman. She has an innumerable amount of skeletons in her closet, ones she would prefer stay hidden. But can she keep the smartest little girl she's ever met fooled? Their lives were never going to be easy... Nina's new school, "St Malachy's," offers a fresh start for both of them but it's a breeding ground for danger. Child abductions are just the icing on the cake. And with Helen's big secret only around the corner, their family bonds are about to be tested to breaking point....

Sometimes all you really need is a place to call home. *** Claire is lost and scared and utterly alone. Her family is in shambles after the death of her older sister Ina, and she's left to pick up the broken pieces of herself as her life heads into a downwards spiral of loneliness. Her heart leads her to 5:48, a little cafe by 33rd street, where she finds her new home. With a broken heart and a speech disability, Jasper has his heart and mouth sewn shut by the winding threads of hurt and fear. Painting and serving coffee in cafe 5:48 are one of his last few saving graces, but the smile he's been painting on himself will soon fade away as everything he's ever held dear slips away from his grasp. Ezra is out-of-sync and oddly cold by the way life has treated his young self. Abandoned by his single mother at an early age, he has grown up thinking that he is a mistake. His constant shaking hands are a reflection of what he often thinks of himself, but the delightful pastries he bakes for 5:48's customers are a reflection of what others see of him. Drew is a quirky rarity. He is a dash of loud, a pinch of exuberant, and a cup of eccentric - just like the meals he serves in the cafe as the only chef there. Behind his playful grins and outlandish clothes, however, are his jutting ribs, hollowed cheeks, and too-thin arms. Sometimes he cannot stomach being in his own skin as much as he cannot stomach food. This family has gone a long way from finding each other, and they'll be going a long way together too as reality comes catching up to them, threatening the newfound happiness they've found with each other. Secrets are revealed, pasts become presents, and lives are changed. Slowly but surely, they find their way back home. *** NOTE AS OF 08/2026: This is the old version of the story from 2012, posted in FULL. Another story that will be considered a reprise of this old version is in the works, and will be posted under the name "Hiraya House."

❝You never know what's going to happen, but there will always be moments to remember.❞ 27/3/2015 : #70 in Poetry

Reece smirked, "Trust me Chloe, the good girl always falls for the bad boy." Chloe Armel is a good girl. She never gets in trouble, gets excellent grades and is loved by everyone. Enter Reece. Wild, badass and has an ego that honestly couldn't get any bigger. He gets into fights, breaks every single rule and couldn't care less about the consequences that come with it. When Chloe's parents leave to treat sick children in Cambodia for two weeks, she is forced to stay at her neighbour's house. Her neighbour has a son, and it's Reece Carter. Sneaking out. Parties. Drinks. Hash Brownies. Flirting. Breaking the law...and road trips. Add a few shots of Cupid's arrows and what have we got? No clue. All we know is, it'll be unforgettable.