Peace. The definition of peace is freedom from disturbance; tranquility or a state or period in which there is no war or a war has ended. It is also something that 14 year old Zackary Hayes struggles to grasp. Zack is different from most kids, even at a young age. He has always been quieter than most kids his age. He was different in many ways but one random summer day his world changed for what we could say the better. Will he conquer the darkness of his strange past or will it come back to haunt him? Will he be able to learn that not everyone wants to hurt him? And what will it take for Zack to find his way home? {Started: 4/19/20} {End: Unknown} |Highest Ranks| •#3 in Insomnia-7/19/20• •#4 in Foster Family- 1/21/21• •#1 in Abusive dad- 11/27/20•

"Intrinsic dignity... if I ever had that, I lost that a long time ago." Breaking follows the life of a young teenager by the name of Leo Young. If losing his mother at a small age wasn't enough, his father has put it on himself to avenge his wife by mentally, emotionally, and physically destroying his son. For many years now, Leo has come to accept this as his fate, a constant cycle of pain and torture. That is when Leo, upon going to a new school to realize his father's dream of becoming the musical star his mother once was, meets a group of five boys. These boys appear to be almost shining beacons as they live their lives in friendship and delight in the path that their dreams have set before them. Will they light a fire of hope within the dark-eyed boy's despairing heart to love himself, or will the weight of his reality come crashing down upon him in the end?

"You ruined my fucking life!" I yelled as I swung the bat, hitting him on the back. "You hurt me!!" I hit him yet again, letting out my rage. "You broke me!!" I went to hit him again but he caught the bat. He ripped it from my grasp, wrapping his free hand tightly around my throat. "You just made a big mistake boy." ~~ Meet Liam Parker Sixteen year old boy living with his father, he however, wish he didn't. His father, Jason, is abusive to him. Everyday since Liam was four, Jason has hit him, kicked him, drowned him and burned him. You'd think someone would stop Jason... no one does. Liam has no mother, she died giving birth to him. Liam's tried to go to the police but Jason always tricks them. Liam has lost all hope by now, he's lost the little light he found in the dark. So go ahead... Break the broken boy.

Boys don't have eating disorders. Those are only for vain, teenage girls. Not for Alex. Alex Rivera doesn't know why he started counting calories or why he's addicted to stepping on the scale. He just knows it's what he needs to do. His parents don't understand, and neither does his twin brother - the hotshot player of the school. His little sister doesn't get it. His fucking pet lizard doesn't get it. None of them understand how, a family so happy and so healthy, could've festered this disorder. A disorder that's taken everything from Alex. As the heartbreaking secrets unfold and Alex's disorder is brought under the microscope, the Riveras must find a way to get by, even through the impossibility of Alex's eating disorder, a molestation charge, and the realization that pain isn't always clear-cut and obvious. Told through multiple point of views, The Way We Get By shines a light on the often ignored side of mental health and eating disorders, and it shows that with a little love, humor, and sacrifice, absolutely anything is possible. - - Highest Ranks: |#1| - ednos |#1| - disorder |#1| - mentalillness |#2| - eating |#3| - recovery

14-year-old LEVI PARSONS had it all worked out. He would do well in school - good enough to get a scholarship to a nearby college - and get a better job to take care of his younger siblings. All while acting as if his mother didn't leave them to fend for themselves seven months ago. All of his hard work came crashing down, however, when suspicions start to rise with his teachers and peers, and figures from his past come back into the picture. Will Levi be able to cope with all of the stress and drama? Or will the burden of his secrets break him in the end? WARNING : PG - 13 + - CONTAINS SWEARING, MENTIONS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF ABUSE, OTHER MATURE THEMES UPDATES AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK

Beau, Luke, and Jai are blood brothers. After the murder of their mother caused by their own father, they have been taken and sent away. Their lives have changed completely. What didn't change, was their priorities. Each other.

Jax has been in foster system too long and he's forgotten how to dream. He's buried his hopes and wishes so deep that he doesn't even know what they are anymore. It's his last year in the system and it's time for Jax to figure things out. His journey will come with some painful discoveries and tough moments, but his potential is only just waiting to be realized, if only he will just open his eyes and heart. Highest rankings #1 track #2 jocks #14 foster

Will Parker has been in and out of foster homes since he was 14 months old. Failed placement after failed placement has left him abused, scarred, and closed off. Then, he finds himself staying in a small beach town in Long Island, New York, where he meets Noah Smith. Noah has it good. He's smart, popular, and a talented actor. Will is bitter and jealous of the life Noah has, and the two don't get along. But soon, things start to change. Is Noah the one who can break down Will's barriers and teach him to trust again? *this book contains some mature language, drug use, and themes of abuse/trauma. please use discretion*

Riley knew how to take care of himself. He wasn't good at much, but he could do that and do it well. Cycling through violence and neglect from his father, he didn't have much of a choice. When the abuse turns extreme and Riley can no longer take care of himself, he's forced to rely on the mother who abandoned him when he was five, who also has another family and doesn't appear too pleased about having him back in her life. Physically and emotionally, Riley tries to heal, only to be repeatedly knocked back down. When it comes to his mom, is there even a relationship to salvage? How many chances are too many? And at what point should he just give up and stay down like his father told him? Awesome cover art by _munroe

[COMPLETE] I looked at my mom's blue eyes. They held love. Her kind of love. Empty yet full of all her emotions at the same time. It was hard to explain. While her face remained calm, her eyes screamed of fear, joy, anger, love, sadness, pleasure and hatred. She didn't flinch. The traces of emotion rested within her blue irises and her black pupils. Those were the parts that held her screaming soul. Her raging spirit. Her crying mind. A child who had to grow into a woman she did not want to be. She raised the gun toward me. Warning. This story contains: - Abuse - Drug abuse - Violence - Kidnapping - Rape - Explicit descriptions