Cross-country Stories

18 teens are taken in the night. They are forced through a grueling show of trivia and tasks. The loser of each round disappears. Once 17 are gone, the one person left is the winner. Follow Ellie Carter's story of loss, discovery and disappointment as she is forced to participate in the ultimate game show.

Why do we always want what we can't have? And then once we finally get it we don't want it. Or we want the opposite of what we have. Or maybe we are just sad and can't find what makes us happy. Well actually I found what makes me happy. I just have one tiny problem. That same thing make my twin sister happy too. And he's who I want. And I don't think sharing is the way to go. Ashlyn and Carson are opposites in every way possible (Well except they both are pretty). The only way they are the same is that they both have their eyes on the same guy. And that guy happens to have his eyes on one of the twins, maybe even the wrong one.

05B was the only successful experiment that came from the Eagle Mountain Lab. All others, including the other three in her Group, were terminated. Kept detained in sensory deprivation for the safety of everyone, 05B is alone... until she meets a young girl. She doesn't know her name, but she knows where she is: Hawkins, Indiana. Finding this girl becomes the only thing on her mind, and she will stop at nothing until they are together.

Are you a Cross Country Runner? Then you'll get this book like chicken gets gravy. Or like spikes get dirt stuck in them.

Serena is an average girl with a normal life. She lives with her stepmother and sisters. She stays in the shadows. Although, the one place that she excels in is Cross Country. This year they are holding a dance for the top 5 runners at the state championship. There's one catch though, its a masquerade ball. So what happens when she falls for their school's enemy and best runner. Will she reveal herself or hide from him forever. ( So this is my first story so don't give it a bunch of crap I am new at this.)

Lola Lane was kidnapped by a boy from the grocery store who claims he is from the past. While he is not a actually a crazy kidnapper, he was brought back from the Roaring Twenties by the new branch of the government called the FHIB, or the Federal History Investigation Bureau. They gave him a choice, working for them, or be abondanded in 2011. He was instructed to kidnap a random girl, and make a dramatic cross-country trip, attracting a lot of attention away from whatever antics the FHIB was stirring up in Washington. What Lola doesn't realize is that he is Bonnie and Cylde's illegitimate and unknown son, James Parker. Last name after his mother. Now, their traveling around the country, and conducting one off-kilter investigation of what the government (a.k.a., the FHIB) is really up to. With James’ sweet charm and a lot of road stretched ahead of them, there’s no telling where they might end up.

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Professional contractor Alick Durare is sent to start trouble between two mafia families. The task itself is not too much of a challenge, however it came with unforeseen consequences: accidentally catching someone else in the crossfire. Not wanting to leave them behind, Alick flees with a shaky partner in tow and tries to find a new life for them. This is my first published work. It was originally a short story written for my friend's birthday, but I decided to share it out. I would greatly appreciate some feedback about the writing and I do hope you enjoy the story.

*Disclaimer: I wrote this book back in school, so it's a bit subpar, but I get a kick out of it, and I hope you will too.*** After the peculiar and puzzling deaths of six local students, Sara Foley, a senior in High School, is forcibly sent overseas by her mentally unstable and misguided mother, to stay with "relatives," who could just as easily qualify as strangers, for how well known or trusted they are by the Foley family. It is summer, and Sara is accompanied on her journey by her older sister Ann, who has been instructed to look after her during their stay in Ireland. Completely irresponsible, her eighteen year old, "older" sister conjures more chaos than she quells. On their first night abroad the sisters Foley get lost - in both body and spirit - having drunkenly strayed miles away from their intended homestay. Rote Idlers' Palimpsest chronicles their cross-country adventures, wherein they encounter allies, enemies, (love interests and lunatics) accomplices, and characters arguably more detached and deranged than they themselves. In the end they grow to suspect an elevated level of the esoteric runs the elaborate and eclectic lines of their family lineage, yielding some, but not all answers as to the cataclysmic deaths that set their initial journey in motion.

Delilah Eastmoore has been riding horses ever since she was 4 years old. Throughout her life, she has experienced mourn, abuse, loss of friends, etc. Since she turned 17, she has been leasing her boyfriend's horse, but tradegy strikes when you least need it. I guess Deliliah isn't so lucky after all...

One beautiful haflinger, with a mystery owner. A young girl with a love for this horse but will she be able to give him her love, a good life and have her dream of riding him come true? Find out what happens to a group of cob-like horses. Will they find a forever home? Will they make great show horses in the years to come? All your answers are here in this book of Fun and Games. Please Vote!!

Anabelle is a good girl. She gets good grades, has good friends, a good house but one night her Dad tells her that he is going to be deployed for eighteen months. Eighteen months where he will be fighting a war. Eighteen months without her Dad. Eighteen months living across the country with her aunt. And in those eighteen months she thought father could die, lose a limb, become MIA or a hundred other things but never in a million years did she think in those 18 months she would fall in love with the bad boy.

When Roberto comes first at the nationals championships for cross country, his life changes. All from one decision.

Miles Without Incident is a slow-burning, character-driven road-trip novel that begins with perfect tranquility and ends with a chilling twist no reader will see coming. Four strangers share a cross-country drive across the United States - a trip so smooth it almost feels unnatural. No breakdowns, no wrong turns, no delays. Just miles of open road, shared stories, and growing emotional ties. As the landscapes shift from rolling plains to rugged mountains, the travelers slowly open up, revealing old wounds, fractured relationships, and unresolved secrets. The journey becomes a moving portrait of people learning to trust, forgive, and rediscover themselves. But the moment they reach their final destination, the perfect trip shatters. Kidnapped and taken to a mysterious warehouse, the group awakens to discover that their pasts may be connected in ways they never realized. As the truth is revealed piece by piece, the line between coincidence and conspiracy blurs - and when escape finally feels possible... ...the story ends on a cliffhanger that leaves readers breathless, desperate for more. A wholesome journey. A terrifying reveal. A road trip that was never about the road at all.

Elara had always dreamed of becoming a botanist, of chasing the hidden stories written in leaves and petals. When her journey brings her to the misty hills of Daringbadi-Odisha's Kashmir-she believes she has found more than just rare orchids and endless pine forests. She has found a place where her soul feels at home. But the heart of the hills hides more than beauty. A chance meeting near a roaring waterfall ties her fate to a man whose passion seems to mirror her own. What begins as an enchanting romance soon tangles with unspoken expectations, choices she never thought she'd have to make, and questions of how much of herself she's willing to surrender. As winter deepens in Daringbadi, Elara must decide: is love meant to complete her, or will it cost her the very essence she came searching for? Not every love story is about finding someone. Sometimes, it's about finding yourself. And then?

Ellie Wincott remembers lying on a cold floor, bleeding out. What she doesn't remember is how she died. So when she wakes up in the middle of the woods, alive, she knows something is wrong. Ellie was supposed to die. Ellie was meant to die. So why didn't she? That's one question Ellie is determined to find out. Was Ellie given a second chance? Maybe she can figure that out on her own as her killers try to kill her again. Can she escape them or will she die again, but maybe this time she won't come back.

Alexandra Brightlen has alsways been interested in horses, but not to much. She has always thought of them of oversized beasts. When her cousins new job training eventers brings them to the East coast her life changes forever. ~|~ Dose Alex have what it takes? Does she have the guts, to become an EVENTER?

They say humans can't fly. We all have that one activity that gets us through our hardships. Looking ahead, not back behind my shoulder, seeing all the awards to gain. Fighting through all this pain to be able to gain the knowledge of knowing that we are strong enough to get through what life throws at us.

My name is Jenna, I am 14 years old and am soon to be a freshman. There isn't anything special about me. Just dark brown hair, big brown eyes, and long eyelashes that I coat with a thin layer of mascara everyday. My best friend is Tyler. He is your typical brown hair, hazel eyed boy. He is athletic,sweet, and funny. And his smile is perfect. Having him as my best friend was great, until I fell in love with him...