Klarity Chalice is starting the new school year as a freshman at University in the city she considers her home. Her plans of getting somewhat of a fresh start included starting this new chapter with her best friends, trying to major in Psychology, and living in an apartment off-campus with her new roommate...or so she thought. What she doesn't know is that awaiting her is an annoyingly, obnoxious British boy who will be living with her for the entire upcoming year. Left with no other option, they have to learn to tolerate each other, but are they really so different? Klarity, having to deal with her problematic present and Graydin, learning about secrets kept from him by his family, will they help each other or will this roommate situation be the worst of their problems?

Ella has her senior year planned out. She would be the first student government president to run a successful eventful year, not getting involved in notorious drama happening in school, and making it into her dream university, but that plan begins to unravel when a new student arrives to school. Being the best student representative, she is asked to help him get a feel of his new environment, but when she discovers William's true reasons for coming to the school, she is put into a position that could either bring the two closer together, or make her expose his secret.

Cameron thinks the world is against him. Nobody is trustworthy enough to have a peak in his life because every time someone does, things tend to go south. During his period of uncertainty, his family decides to take a trip to his childhood home. Wanting to stay away from people and not be forced to socialize with others, he goes to his secret hideout that he believes nobody knows the location to. Little does he know when he gets there, he will find something he least expected. On the wall, written in sharpie, I WAS HERE, signed off with RILEY and a phone number. Doing the last expected thing, he decides to text this stranger and an even more unexpected situation occurs, Riley replies. Realizing there are people in the world who aren't determined to make his life as bad as he makes people out to be, they become good friends, but at a safe distance. But the one question still remains; Can you really ever know a person without meeting them face to face? *Entry in the Shaw Rocket Prize* *1500 word*

Have you ever taken a moment to sit back and recall the experiences you've had? Thought about your first love, first heartbreak, happy moments, times that you'd rather forget? I do it more often than I'd care to admit and because of that, I wanted to challenge myself to write about those moments. Reflect on things that will forever be ingrained into my memories. If you've impacted my life in some way shape or form, you'll probably be in one of these chapters.