Streetlit Stories

They say you never really forget your first love. They also say distance makes the heart grow fonder. That couldn't be truer for Soriyah and Mekhi. Mekhi was a hardheaded, ambitious, tough kid who grew up too fast. He wanted his peers' money and respect, and by the time he reached 27, he had gotten all he could ever dream of. A hood celebrity, some feared and respected him while others envied and hated him. On the outside, he was the man who had everything, but on the inside, there was a void that never seemed to get filled. Soriyah was the complete opposite: brains, beauty, and drive. She was determined not to let the streets swallow her whole. Instead of chasing Mekhi's fast lifestyle, she was chasing something bigger. Something better--a doctorate and a future that would allow her to raise her children better than she had been raised. At 26, she found herself making the hardest decision of her life. Homecoming season is always a trip down memory lane. A weekend of fun and adventure, or at least that was what Micah was expecting, but sometimes those memories have a way of changing everything. One party turned into bullets flying and people scattering for cover. What was chaos was frozen as Soriyah and Mekhi find each other, sparking old feelings and rekindling a forgotten friendship. Love doesn't come easy for them, as their stories were written for completely different paths. Together they face twisted tragedy, tests of loyalty, plenty of temptation, and a lesson that sometimes the heart wants what the heart wants and first loves never die.

In the gritty streets of Crown Heights, survival isn't just a choice-it's an art form. Twenty-two-year-old Amara "Mara" Johnson thought she had her life figured out until her world came crashing down. A college dropout drowning in her mother's medical bills, Mara finds herself pulled into a dangerous game where loyalty is currency and love can be deadly. Enter Dominic "Dom" Santiago-a rising Dominican gang leader whose cold exterior hides wounds that run deeper than the streets that raised him. When their paths collide at a neighborhood party, neither expects the magnetic pull that draws them together, or the chaos that will follow. Caught between her childhood friend Damon's growing jealousy and Dominic's intoxicating world of power and danger, Mara must navigate treacherous alliances, deadly betrayals, and a slow-burning passion that threatens to consume them both. As Detective Angela Hayes closes in and rival gangs wage war for territory, Mara discovers that in the streets, everyone has secrets-and some are worth killing for. With her best friend Keisha trapped in her own nightmare and the body count rising, Mara faces an impossible choice: save herself or fight for a love that could destroy everything she's ever known. In Crown Heights, the only rule is survival. But when your heart is on the line, even that might not be enough.

Summer Rayne: Average Girl? Don't Believe The Hype. It's the mid-to-late 1990s in NYC. Pagers buzz with urgent messages, oversized hoop earrings glint in the streetlights, and every corner vibrates with the pulse of hip hop. Summer Rayne Williams might look like your average teenager, but behind her cool facade, Summer's life is a powder keg waiting to explode. Secretly, she's the daughter of a powerful drug kingpin, a truth hidden behind a carefully constructed facade of normalcy. It's a legacy that seems to follow her, drawing her into relationships with boys whose charm masks a dangerous world of drug deals, street violence, and shifting loyalties. Betrayals cut deep when those she trusts most shatter her world. Murder becomes a chilling reality, leaving scars on her soul. She even faces down the NYPD, their rough tactics pushing her to the edge. And through it all, Summer struggles to maintain her footing, battling to be an average girl in a world that keeps pulling her into the darkness. Expelled from high school, caught in a web of secrets and lies, Summer Rayne must fight to hold onto her own identity and carve out a future amidst the chaos. This isn't your typical teenage drama. Dear Summer is a raw, gritty, and unapologetically real story that will grab you by the throat and leave you breathless.

In the neon-drenched underworld of New York, Starr is a digital predator who uses her body and her brilliance to scam the elite-until a deadly secret about her mother's disappearance turns her into the hunted. Trapped between a gritty addiction to the rush and a blood-soaked path to revenge, she must decide if she's willing to burn the whole city down to claim her throne. Behind the velvet curtains of Sheena's Palace, the sex is a weapon, the loyalty is a lie, and the house always wins. ⚠️ WARNING: Intended for mature audiences only. Contains explicit smut, graphic violence, and raw urban grit. This is for 18yrs+ if you're under the age, I'm sorry this story is not for you.

The Story of Aaliyah & Dorian Vance "I walked through the dark so we could live in the light." Aaliyah Jackson was the smart girl with a plan, until she fell for a man with a past that wouldn't let him go. After a journey marked by a heartbreaking walk for freedom, the tragic loss of a child, and a war for the truth, she emerged as the Queen of a legacy built on honesty. Dorian Vance was a king of the block who realized his crown was heavy with lies. To save the woman he loved and the son who needed him, he had to burn his old life to the ground. Together, they stepped Beyond the Shadows to build a kingdom where peace is the only law.

Ciara is a beautiful girl but everyone think that she's ugly and looks down on her. Ciara is a 17 year old girl that's just trying to get out of school and start a new life. She have a dark skin tone and hair that flows down her shoulders. She has a medium size but and medium size breast. But you can never tell from the baggy clothes that she be wearing. Ciara always look down upon her self even though her family well her grandmother, and best friend/cousin always said that she has a unique beauty Read and find out what happened when she was only 14 and her life changed completely, even know at the age of 17.

Seventeen-year-old Jay is used to balancing the demands of school, family, and his complicated feelings for Kayla, his best friend Teondre's girlfriend. But when he uncovers a series of unsettling secrets about his mother, Tenna, and her best friend, Jasmine, his world begins to unravel.

"Just another day in the ghetto..." A story of life in the London ghettos, from the point of view of four young girls, knowing of the evils in the world but oblivious to the implications of it. The post codes are at a war and they live in the area caught inbetween. Gang violence mars the streets and the eyes of predatory gang members are branded on them. They all have a role to play in the ghettos. Whether they choose to rise above it or fall back is all down to them. "Ain't no turning back in the ghetto..."

"You ever been so used to pain, that love feel like a setup?" Nyri's 17, pregnant, and already tired of fighting for a love that keeps running from her. Her mama gone. Her baby daddy ghosted. Her trust? Nonexistent. But then there's Kairo - the one with demons in his eyes and loyalty in his heart. He's been through his own hell, but somehow, he sees her. Not the struggle. Not the scars. Her. She swore she'd never fall again. But falling ain't the same as leaning... right? In a world where love don't come easy and loyalty costs everything, can two broken people build something real? Or are hood dreams meant to stay broken?

Shawn felt like she met her match when Tione. The problem? Hes not just Tione hes Lil Tjay. She doesn't want the fame, she doesn't need the money, all she wanted was Tione. But when her overprotective sister finds about her relationship not to long after Tjay antics cause a rift in their relationship shes left with a choice. Fall off Tione and write it off as a fling to follow her dreams, or become the public, perfect social media couple Tjay wants and become the type of girl she never wanted to be?

"What are you willing to do?" Sawyer and Yoshi have a bond most people couldn't find in two lifetimes. Sawyer knows Yoshi isn't what most people consider normal. She knows he's got more than a few demons chasing him and she knows all the reasons why. Her entire adolescence has revolved around him, but now for the first time she's got secrets of her own, secrets she's not willing to share, a life she's not willing to share. But Yoshi needs her one last time and she knows she owes him even if his request could cost them their lives. The summer's just beginning and it's about to get ugly.

what happens when you go from everything to nothing? when you lose everyone you love? follow Jordan & watch her fall to her demise. |short story| © all rights reserved // annarmani

"Get money, get money, get money, that's all I'm about... Catch me on the block from evening to the sun comes out..." Montrell, known to the hood as Menace, is about nothing other than getting money. Being in a crew with dudes trained to wreck havoc on the word "go," Menace has the hood on lock. When drama hits close to home, and situations spiral out of control, Menace has to decide between doing what's best for him, or doing what's best for the streets.

They all said that you were no good. That you were bad for me. That you'll ruin me. Little did they know. You were the best thing that ever happened. I was the soft spoken girl with the bright future. You were the loud boy whose future held no light in sight. An odd pair we made. Yet we saved each other from our own demons. You taught me how to be free. I taught you how to find light in a world that would rather snuff it out. Warning: Story contains depictions of suicide and alcohol along with drug abuse. May contain violent content as well.

a pair of young lovers leave their criminal past behind to start life anew in a ghost town and are reunited with the unresolved demons that compromise the love affair they chose over everything. *cover by me

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Heart beats, but I don't feel. I touch, but it ain't real. They say I move too fast, going man to man, always holding a new hand. Why can't they understand, love is irrelevant. Just a game in my head, I'm playing and I'm winning. Cause they think I love 'em, but I don't at all. They all wait for my call, they all want me to fall. All these men, they're a mess and want me like all the rest. I'm continuing not giving my best. I broke another heart today and I didn't care I just walked away... K. Michelle

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If you don't love yourself, I'll make you see your own heart. -Notorious B.I.G Phylicity "Biggy" Allen wasn't you're typical seventeen going on eighteen year old girl. Her rough persona and tomboy image has constantly put a damper on her nonexistent relationship whether it be love or family, but that soon clashes once she's forced to move with her absent father after the death of her grandmother. Phylicity must adapt to a new environment, new family, and will encounter many situations that put her identity and who she truly is to the test, especially when she encounters the likes of the mysterious and notorious Lucky Daniels.

Candace isn't lacking for much, just the clarity it takes to see through the haziness of her situation. Read on to discover what Candace does in this short read. Enjoy!!