Sydrah Stories

Layla Quint, a young writer and violinist lives in a town where people tend to be small-minded. After tragic events that happened when she formerly wore pigtails, she stayed with her ill Adoptive Father, Jared. Isolation and depression took over her life leaving her in a never-ending night. Soon, she meets a girl named, Amber Selene. A slightly short-tempered yet kind and ambitious young girl with her own set of issues. The sun starts to rise for Layla as their friendship grows. When they find a place to relax and be themselves, things become mysterious. They find ancient markings from children of previous generations and learn that there is more to their parents' past than they know. However, every time they come close, something or someone knocks them down. What is the secret of Layla's past? Is there someone very close but so far with all the answers? What's the lie and truth?

Thea is a young frightened girl afraid of the world before her. Having a rough past, she finds it difficult to socialize with her peers and family. Aquaria, a guardian of time, comes into her dreams to show her the potential consequences of her choice to dwell on the past. After all, life is too short to live in the past.

Victor Neal is young man in High School, he's studious and intelligent, however lacks confidence and has severe anxiety. One night, a parasitic, pixie-like creature called Noxobententus, attaches onto Victor and slowly takes over his personality and emotions. Later on, he befriends a girl he fancies named Zia, and quickly become close friends. Zia has been isolated from her former friendship circle and has always been said to be the "odd girl in the mix." At first, both of them seem to have a difficult time to let down their defenses, but slowly build trust in each other. However, the following school year, they are to be inevitably separated. When they are in different schools, their communication drastically drops as Victor becomes more possessed by the Noxobententus in him. Leaving broken bridges, shattered trust, and wounds to their once blissful philia. As time goes on, the Noxobententus becomes stronger with every person Victor hurts. Yet, he doesn't know how to defeat the monster within him. What will put his mental madness to bed and wake up the true Victor? Will Zia and Victor's friendship ever be restored? Will love or hate win?

This Volume of poetic lore is purely about the evolution of one's emotions through a certain time period. Some stories may be sad, yet some bring valuable morals from which we can all benefit.