2015©| Damn being "ugly" and growing up in a house a gorgeous sisters its hard to be positive and have confidence especially when they got all the attention that you yearned for. Moving to Harlem just made it worst. Niggas always on the front door step chasing my sister but "me" I was duff a walkie talkie only being talked too to tell them about my sisters. Then I met Rakim. He was the same as the others and tried even harder at my sisters than them. I was going insane, trying to keep myself sane was even harder. I'm done. I can't I won't

"Thank you, Loren. For everything." - M.S. When you're emotionally and physically in love with someone, does their past matter? What if you find out your partner's family is the cause of your parents death, would you still love them? Completed in 2016.

"Every thing changed before my eyes, by my surprise. A$AP." - R.M. Welcome back to Lauren and Rakim's life. Life's been hitting them hard since they've found out they're expecting a child soon. They didn't see it happening nor was it planned, but maybe this was their blessing in disguise. Completed in 2015.

Rakim Mayers best known as Rocky on the streets finds his life being strangely rearranged when he begins to find interest in a girl named Skylar. Getting girls has never been a problem for Rocky due to his good looks, sweet charm and street wits but, Skylar isn't like the other girls and Rocky just can't to feel drawn to her. Initially Skylar wants nothing to do with Rocky but, he's a bad boy that's hard to avoid seeing that they live on the same block. The more they encounter one another, the closer they become to each other and, they soon find out that they are connected in a very peculiar way. Will Rocky be willing to adjust to change for love or will he discard his interest and continue with his life as a bachelor?

Brain on drugs, still ain't go no peace of mind.

"It's all fun and games, until someone gets hurt." - L.R. Meet Lauren and Rakim. Friends that grew up with one another since they were toddlers. Because she grew up with him, Lauren thought she had her best friend all figured out. Well, what happens when they get into a relationship? That best friend she knew back then isn't the same best friend now. Completed in 2015.

"I'm not here to change your mind" --- Growing up, Kolina 'Kodie' Woods didn't have it necessarily easy, especially after her father's short battle with drugs. With drugs winning him over, and a mother ultimately falling victim to the same, in addition to the love of her life dealing with various issues, Kodie finds herself sunken, completely removed from most fun things in life. It takes a good friend of hers to invite her out to an album release party, where she finds herself saving someone who becomes annoyingly gracious of her, leading her to the likes of Rane. Dealing with personal issues all his own, Rane 'Rocky' Mayers surrounds himself with both music and women to thrive. When his best friends life is saved from yet another overdose by a familiar face, he finds a himself biting off more than he can chew, when their 'situation' grows beyond what either of them wanted. Short story Mature 11-1-18 1-18-19