Griefandhealing Stories

🖤Veins & Vows A marriage of silence. A war of restraint. A love never spoken-but always felt. ❝ "This marriage means nothing." "Then why do you look at me like I'm the only thing keeping you alive?" ❞ She married him for protection. He married her for control. No love. No promises. Just a signature in blood. Aarvi Ranawat never belonged in his world. Too soft. Too quiet. Too breakable. But the moment she stepped into his mansion, she became the only thing Rudransh Singh Rajvanshi couldn't ruin. He doesn't touch her. But his silence bruises. He doesn't kiss her. But his eyes undress her with every breath. To the world, he's her husband. To her, he's the man who makes her skin burn from a single glance. She speaks in whispers. He rules with them. And every night- he watches her sleep like she's the prayer he was never meant to ask for. This isn't love. It's obsession, buried beneath restraint. A slow war of glances, clenched fists, and breathless space between bodies that never touch- but crave. ❝ "Say you hate me," he growls. "I can't," she breathes. "I'm too busy pretending you don't make me feel everything I'm not supposed to." ❞ He was never supposed to need her. But now she's the only thing he can't let go of. Even if it kills them both.

Aaliya never asked for love - only peace. Ibrahim never believed love was something you could force. Bound by a marriage neither chose, they learn that sometimes love doesn't arrive loudly - it grows in silence, patience, and presence. A Pakistani family drama filled with grief, warmth, and a slow-burn romance that unfolds gently over time.

When trauma nurse Katarzyna "Kasia" Kowalski returns to her working-class hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey, after twenty years, she knows what to expect: grief, family obligations, and disappointment. She worries that her teenage son, Lukas-once a five-star basketball recruit in Southern California-will become a bitter outsider whose shot at stardom has passed him by. At St. Michael's Catholic High School, with its crumbling gym, tiny student body, and basketball team held together by grit, pride, and the uncompromising vision of its hard-driving coach, they may just find the one thing they least expect: redemption. The Guardians of St. Michael's is a slow-burn, character-driven story about family, faith, love, and second chances.

When the past comes calling, the line between reality and curse becomes blurred. Keiko must confront haunting ancestral voices and chilling premonitions to break a chain of pain that threatens to consume her. Will she escape her fated end, or succumb to the Rings from the Past?

Annabelle Hartz was born with snow-white hair and icy-blue eyes, with soft, pale skin. But the world would never let her forget those features, especially her white hair. Cruel names. Cold stares. Isolation. But her parents, Daisy Hartz and Liam Hartz, loved her for the way she was. How beautiful and delicate she looked, "My little snowdrop," they used to say. A tragic car accident, however, left Annabelle's parents both dead. Her Aunt and Uncle, Clara Edith and James Edith, decided to take her in and care for her. After the move, a new home and a new high school. Annabelle wanted to have a quiet life, where there was no bullying, just hanging out with friends and learning what she needed to learn. So she decided to wear a wig for the first day of school, a brown wig, so she could fit in and look more like her parents (her mother had brown hair and green eyes, while her father had black hair and blue eyes). No more bullying. No more Drama. And a quiet life ahead at Annabelle's new school. But then Annabelle bumps into Aaron without her wig outside of school. Aaron is one of the popular boys in school. He's literally the dream boy of every girl, the boy every girl wants... except Annabelle, or so she thinks... He doesn't know her name He doesn't know her secret But he can't forget her As their worlds intertwine and collide. With Annabelle's mask starting to fall off, she has to make a decision: will she keep hiding, or embrace the snowdrop her parents always believed she was?

A Dumangan woman is tasked by the Moon Dragon to combat the destructive Wendigos. The effort requires securing allies, including the Thunderbird Tahu, navigating cultural differences, and sowing orchards of life. This challenge is complicated by the emergence of ancient creatures of myth.

What if your past walked in before it could abandon you? Nineteen-year-old Rina has made peace with the ghosts in her life. Mostly. Her parents vanished when she was a baby. She grew up with questions, a therapist, and a mirror that flickers when no one's looking. Then two teenagers fall out of it. They're from 2023. They built a prototype. It went wrong. Now they're stuck in the future - in her apartment - and somehow, impossibly, they're her parents. Mira and Nico aren't ready to raise a child. Rina's not ready to face the people who never stayed. But time doesn't care about readiness. As reality bends and the mirror starts to flicker again, they're all faced with a question none of them know how to answer: Can you rewrite the future by understanding the past - or will knowing each other break them all over again?

Some loves ignite the heart. Others burn the soul. Asra Haruna Fuya has spent her life running from the shadows of her own bloodline, two families locked in rivalry, each claiming her as their prize, each determined to bind her to their sons. To them, she is not a girl but a bridge, a possession. To herself, she is a curse, the fracture that tore both sides apart. Haunted by guilt and the ghosts of the past, Asra longs for nothing but peace. She found it once, in Zaid Aliyu Razi, the man whose devotion was so tender it defied even death. But when fate snatched him away in a brutal car accident, her world shattered. Sleep became her only refuge, dreams her only salvation. For in dreams, Zaid still lived. But destiny is merciless. When Asra meets Jad Muhammad Nizar, Zaid's lost twin, she is forced to face a cruel reality. He carries the same face as the man she mourns, yet his love is a different fire, raw, desperate, and consuming. At the same time, her cousin Ajib Usman Abdul-aziz, dangerously obsessed, spirals deeper into darkness to claim her, while Humud Abdul-Majid, another cousin with a failing heart, quietly yearns for her as his only hope of life itself. Now Asra is trapped in a web of desire and obsession, torn between three men whose love is as dangerous as it is unrelenting. But even as passion and madness threaten to suffocate her, her heart clings to one eternal truth: no matter who fights for her, no matter how fiercely love burns, she belongs only to Zaid, forever in dreams, and always in love.

A boy carved from winter. A girl ablaze with sunlight. Rience hides behind walls of grief and fear, haunted by a past that taught him love only brings loss. Myrcella's laughter, warmth, and fire break through his frost, but some hearts are too scared to stay. As tragedy and fear collide, love blooms-and shatters. A tale of tenderness, sorrow, and the unbearable weight of letting go.

Fourteen is a collection of poems and unsent letters-words written for someone who never knew they were meant for them. Each piece holds the quiet ache of emotions kept hidden, stories saved for a tomorrow that never came. When a sudden death stole the chance for these words to ever be heard, the heart was left with only one way to speak: through ink, memory, and the echo of what could have been. These fourteen writings trace the soft ruins of love unspoken, grief unprepared, and the silence that follows when someone leaves too soon. This book is for anyone who has loved quietly, lost suddenly, and learned that sometimes the most powerful stories are the ones that were never read-only felt.

In A Haunted Night in Blue Haven, Naomi's just hoping to make Halloween unforgettable for Selah is no easy task, but Naomi's got a plan. From ghost tours to beach bonfires, she leads Selah through Blue Haven's Halloween magic, sharing a night filled with laughter, unexpected connections, and just a little bit of fear. Though this story can be read on its own, it's technically chapter 16.5 of A Brush of Blue, adding some extra layers to Naomi and Selah's journey and deepening what we already love about them. #22 Small (10/29/2024)

When grief meets hope, magic happens over chai and canvas. Maya Sharma is drowning. Three years after inheriting her beloved grandmother's café, she's fighting a losing battle against mounting bills, dwindling customers, and family pressure to "be practical." Nani's Corner Café was once the heart of the neighborhood, but now it feels more like a beautiful tomb for memories she can't let go. Enter Arjun Malhotra - a talented art therapist with paint-stained fingers, gentle eyes, and a soul as broken as hers. He's been running from city to city for two years, never staying long enough to form attachments, carrying the weight of a loss that shattered his world. One rainy evening, two wounded hearts collide in a failing café, and neither of their lives will ever be the same. What starts as a chance encounter over masala chai becomes a journey of: 💕 Healing through love - Learning that moving forward doesn't mean forgetting the past 🎨 Art as therapy - Discovering how creativity can mend broken hearts and build community 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family dynamics - Navigating expectations, traditions, and finding your own path ☕ Cultural heritage - Honoring roots while embracing growth and change 🏢 Second chances - In love, life, and dreams you thought were lost forever When a development company offers Maya a lifeline to save the café - with just six weeks to prove its worth - she and Arjun must decide: Will they build something beautiful together, or will fear keep them trapped in their separate griefs? This is a story about: The courage to love again after loss Finding home in unexpected places How broken people can heal each other The magic that happens when art meets heart Family bonds that bend but never break Dreams that grow more beautiful when shared

"Perfectly Fine." is a collection of raw, unfiltered poems about teens who look okay on the outside and are unraveling on the inside. It speaks for the kids who pass in hallways unnoticed, who joke too loud, smile too easily, and carry scars-fresh and faded-beneath their sleeves. These poems confront abuse, addiction, silence, anger, grief, and survival without sugarcoating or glamorizing the pain. Each piece is a different voice, a different truth, proving that everyone reads a different story in the same book. This collection exists to say what so many are forced to swallow: we are not okay, and pretending we are is killing us.

This isn't a love story. It's survival. It's the story of two people who meet when everything's already falling apart. Norah Bishop is the girl who came back different - polished, popular, and carrying a secret that won't stop bleeding. She's mastered the art of pretending: perfect grades, perfect boyfriend, perfect smile. Anything to outrun the truth. Daniel Cohen has been quiet his whole life. Not because he has nothing to say, but because no one ever listened. Not when it mattered. He's not looking to be saved - just to make it through without falling apart. They're not supposed to matter to each other. But they do. In glances across classrooms. In conversations at 2 a.m. In the tiny moments no one else sees. But some pasts don't stay buried. Some pain doesn't play fair. And love - no matter how much it aches to stay - can't always fix what was never safe to begin with. But love doesn't save you. It stays with you.

Satti-Mara Alvenia Buena and Juellian Raven Satirez Pintuia grew up together - not just as friends, but as two souls connected by faith, silence, and quiet prayers. Si Mara, isang mahinhin at simpleng babae na lumaki bilang ampon, ay natutong magmahal sa pagitan ng mga kanta at misa. Umaasa siyang balang araw, maririnig ng langit ang tinig niya... pati na rin ng lalaking matagal na niyang tinitingnan mula sa malayo - si Juellian. Si Juellian naman, pinalaki ng lolo't lola na tagapag-alaga ng simbahan. He once dreamed of becoming a priest - until he realized that his heart already belonged to someone. But fate had other plans. Dinala siya ng mga magulang niya sa Canada for an arranged marriage - leaving Mara behind with nothing but silence, music, and a heart full of unanswered prayers. Mara stayed. She kept singing. Not for herself, but for the love she once offered to heaven - and to the boy who never came back. Years passed. Wounds turned quiet. Prayers became whispers. And just when she thought it was all over... "Pero paano kung ang akala mong wakas... ay siyang simula pa lang pala? Paano kung may second chance pa ang dalawang pusong minsang pinaglayo ng tadhana?"

The rope of fate may tangle, but it never breaks. Sphiwosethonga Sangweni thought her forever ended with Bhekumuzi Zungu's death. But when fate drags her into a web of dreams, bloodlines, and forbidden truths, she learns her story was never about endings but awakenings. Because where Bhekumuzi's love once lived... Dumisani's soul has been waiting. And destiny isn't done with any of them yet. Destiny doesn't write love stories it writes sacrifices.

Andre grieves the death of his grandmother and finds about the will left for him. Meanwhile Hollywood Arts is on the verge of closing down...will everyone find a way to save their beloved school, or is there no hope left? Set in July & August 2016

The emotional journey of a single father and his daughter as they learn to grow together-through a shared garden, grief, and healing.

In a world where survival comes before softness, Joel Miller never expected to be a full-time dad again. But fate gave him a second chance, Sarah lived. Now six years old, she's quiet, watchful, and grieving her own way. And Joel? He's still learning how to be more than just a protector, he's learning how to be a father. One night, she hands him a pink brush. And waits. What follows isn't a big moment, it's a small one, but in a world built on loss, small moments save lives.

In a world where magic is inherited, controlled, and claimed, Elira was born with nothing. Marked as giftless, orphaned young, and taught that survival meant staying unseen, she learned to live quietly - to work, to endure, to expect nothing from the world. But when desperation leads her to accept a position in the coldest noble house in the realm, Elira's life crosses paths with a man bound by grief, duty, and an oath he swore never to break. Lord Caelreth Valebryn does not believe in mercy for himself - only order. He has already loved once. He has already paid the price. As Elira's hidden magic awakens - a healing power long thought impossible - she becomes everything the world fears: a Gift that cannot be owned, regulated, or controlled. The nobles want her claimed. The laws demand her obedience. And Caelreth is forced to choose between the system that shaped him and the woman who is quietly changing it. Their bond is slow, forbidden, and undeniable - forged in silence, sacrifice, and moonlit moments where truth is safer than daylight. But when power is treated as property, love becomes rebellion. And Elira must decide whether healing one life at a time is enough... or whether the world itself must be remade.