Janelle Beckley thought she was ready for her first year of high school. With best friends, a loving boyfriend, and an aptitude for learning, freshman year should have been a guaranteed breeze. But before she can even set foot on campus for the first day of school, one wrong summer turns Janelle's world upside down, unraveling her plans, her relationships, and her sanity. As the stress of the school year builds, so does Janelle's guilt over the mistakes she made. And with every piece of bad luck she's served, Janelle struggles more and more to pull herself free of her demons. Will she find a way to overcome her past and free herself of the guilt and shame that weighs her down? Or will the darkness she feels consume her entirely? After all, one mistake can change everything. Drawn from personal experiences and told in a mix of first- and third-person narration, this blend of real-life and fiction will allow readers to get to know Janelle inside and out, relating to her and the hardships she faces on a personal level as they root for her to overcome her flaws and insecurities. Perfect for fans of "Speak," "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter," and "Thirteen Reasons Why." WARNING: this story contains mature topics, including mental health issues and sexual violence; it may not be suitable for all readers. Recommended for readers aged 16 and up. |ranked #1 in freshman year 08052020| |ranked #1 in sexual assault 11272020| |ranked #20 in freshman 08062020| |ranked #31 in realistic fiction 08062020| Copyright J. Bodwell, 2020 First Draft; under revision.

Diana isn't a slut. She's not. But after a night of fun goes terribly wrong, Diana comes back to school with taunts echoing in the hallways. At first, she doesn't believe it. But when she sees the pictures, and hears the stories, she's forced to accept that something bad happened. Something unspeakable. Something that no one wants to hear. She was brutally raped. The further that Diana digs, the more scared she becomes. Merrick, her boyfriend, begins to drift off mid sentence. Her best friend, Charlie, can now barely look her in the eyes. No one remembers what happened to Diana. Something isn't right. A town that doesn't want to hear the truth, and people who won't tell it. 🏆Rankings: -1st in judge! -3rd in COURT!!!! -2nd IN TRUTHFULNESS;))) -5th in assault

A Wattpad New Adult, Short Story, Stories Undiscovered, General Fiction, PsychologicalNovel and AmbassadorsUK featured story. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ A taxi journey brings everything flooding back to Carrie. Her mind spirals thinking about that 9-year-old boy who turned into her worst nightmare. Finally, Carrie starts to allow herself to admit how he damaged her. She'll admit how he hurt her, but she's sure he never broke her. She's stronger than ever, and it's time for her to face her demons. 'I never said a straight no to you. But I never said yes either. I didn't say yes, Jack. So you still sexually assaulted me because you didn't have my consent. This is not my fault. That's what I tell myself, so why can't I believe it?' Reviewed by @MajesticInc- "I felt like I was a spectator watching a play." ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ WARNING: possible triggering themes. Themes of sexual assault and occasional strong language. Please take care when reading. ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ • @newlywrittenbooks featured • @WattOriginals featured Awards: • First Place- Majestic Inc Universal Awards 2020 • First Place- Coalition Community Awards 2020 • First Place- Writer's Glory Awards • First Place- The Coronation Awards • First Place- The Gen Z Awards 2020 • Top Two Winner- The Aesthete Awards • Second Place- The Ace Awards 2020 • Third Place- The Adobo Awards 2020 • Third Place- The Spice Off Awards 2020 Highest ranking: #2 / 62.7K in Book [20/12/19] #1 / 21.2K in Song [26/12/19] #14 / 184K in Story [7/1/20] #1 / 10.7K in Letter [31/12/19] #10 / 56.3K in Wattpad [6/1/20] #23 / 107K in Short [20/12/19] ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ [Boys Like You, written by TinyAsianEmpress. © All rights reserved] This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner without the permission of the author.]

[UNEDITED AND TO BE REMOVED DECEMBER 31st, 2025] *** After moving to Connecticut to room with her best friend for the summer, Chastity Blake doesn't know what to think of the charm bracelet she finds, caught under the floorboards in her new bedroom; with the initials D.K. engraved into it. But ignoring the bracelet's origins isn't an option when she begins to live out strange scenarios as a young woman named Delilah. And when these scenarios start cutting too close to reality, she can't help but suspect they're memories. She quickly realizes though they're not her memories. They're Delilah Kim's memories -- a girl who was believed to have committed her family's murder, then suicide. But her memories tell a different story other than what everyone else in town seems to know. And it's up to Chastity to place the missing pieces of the puzzle together. [Cover made by @Vanoeuxx] ✨From our Stars - featured 10/14/20✨ ✨Editor's Choice - featured 12/31/20✨

Anastasia Miller has been moved around her whole life while her mother tried to find a perfect husband. She’s hoping that her mother’s new husband, Danny Miller, will finally give her the hope of staying. What happens when everything falls apart and the last person she expects to help her won’t leave her side? Will she finally be saved?

Pro hockey and girls go together. He hates that. Stephan Sagamore doesn't quite know how he got here: standing in front of a small ballet studio, one of the best defensemen in the NHL, crushing on the girl that teaches his sister how to dance. But if there's one thing that she can't know about him, it's what he does for work. August Heffler minds her own business, working for the province 9-5 and teaching ballet at the studio below her apartment. That is, until a fiery girl joins her elites class and her dorky older brother turns out to be the sweetest engineer she's ever met. *** "I don't really believe in fate but I believe in her and I think that's close enough." *** WARNING: Strong language, drinking, sexual content

Both were born unwanted by their birth parents and were placed into the foster system. Fortunately, they were placed into the same foster home and together, Avery and Ian became like two peas in a pod. No matter how hard things got, if they had each other, things were okay. Until Ian got adopted. However, before he left for his new family, the two best friends decided to make a pact. In exactly fifteen years on the exact date at ten o'clock, they would meet at their secret spot. But fifteen years is a long time. While one grew up knowing of love, family and support, and the other knew only of heartaches, pain and disappointment. Will the two still be able to reconnect like they'd plan or are thing just to different. A story about love, jealousy, laughter, tears, healing, pain and a little bit of everything else.a

{A Wattpad Featured Story & Wattys 2018 Long List Book} Highest Rank // #22 in Teen Fiction Lennon Reese has always been quiet but after being sexually assaulted she has shut herself off from the world. She finds solace in writing all of her evasive thoughts down in her journal. She never thought her words would leave the safety of the page, until one day she loses her journal on the bus. Rowan Taylors prides himself in being a genuinely nice guy. Raised by a single mother, after the death of his father, he's never been one to turn a blind eye to someone in need. When he finds a mysterious journal, detailing the aftermath of a rape, he is determined to find out who the journal belongs to. He wants justice for the distraught girl behind the words, but is he prepared to be the shockwave that changes her life? Can she face the person who broke her spirit? Co-written by @tifftheawesome & @AllieDawnx Banners by @tifftheawesome Trailer by @AllieDawnx Cover by @tifftheawesome

Three students and a teacher thought their day began like any other and would end the same. It did not. That day a man walked into their school and wrecked havoc. Murdered people right before their eyes. Their lives never the same after looking into the icy, blue eyes of the man behind the gun.

Going through my pictures, I went to the one that I had just taken, and the phone slowly slipped out of my grasp. What had escaped my notice before is that the couch I had taken the picture on was against a window, which showed the backyard of the house. But in this picture, it wasn't an empty backyard. No, behind my smiling face was another one, outside the window. It was his face. Covered with a black ski mask, watching me. *** All 19-year-old Layna wanted to do was forget about the guy that broke her heart, and move on with her new boyfriend Brian. But instead, she unwittingly attracted the attention of a stalker. Someone who had been watching her every move for a month, plotting and planning for the perfect moment when he could take her. What Layna never would have expected was that when he finally kidnaps her, she would have to undergo "The Test". The Test that the girls before her had gone through. The one they failed, and payed heavily for. Will she pass The Test or will she die like the others?