Twentysomething Stories

Gorgeous boss, handsome coworker, ex who cheated. Will anyone break down Caroline's barriers and win her heart, and will her past come back to haunt her? As top intern in a Fortune 500 company, Caroline has an opportunity to move to her hometown of Augusta, GA after leaving 14 years earlier. She's not looking for love, in fact she's avoided it the past few years, yet somehow she get's caught in a web of drama.

This book is a raw, reflective journey through fear, self awareness, faith, and healing. Told through quiet moments, spontaneous drives, music, and inner dialogue, it explores what it means to sit with discomfort instead of fighting it and to slowly learn self compassion. Blending personal experience with spirituality, autism, and mental health, the author reflects on how fear can shift from a burden to a guide, and how presence, honesty, and small perspective changes can lead to meaningful growth. This is not a story of perfection or instant healing, but of learning to move forward gently, imperfectly, and with faith.

The year is 2025. 20-year-old Dolly Diamond is about to enter her third year of university, determined to turn her life around and to get away from her Mum, Martine, her sisters, Emily and Alice, and their flat in a rundown council estate. But then, something unexpected happens-and turns everything upside down. As it turns out, perhaps Dolly isn't so different from her mother after all... (Fanfiction of Diamond Girls by Jacqueline Wilson).

Before Charlie passed away at twenty-three, he had one final surprise for his four best friends after his death: a trip to Mexico to relax after their month of grief! The problem? Holly hates Juliette. Juliette hates Noah. Holly wants Noah, but Noah keeps checking out Juliette. And, as always, Jude is hanging at the sidelines, pining over Holly, and trying not to get sunburnt. Once more letters from Charlie are found, it's clear he had an ulterior motive. What was it?

→ This isn't just a letter. It's the ache you hide in your smile, the truth you whisper only to yourself at night. 🕊 Have you ever written something and kept it hidden, hoping someone might still understand without reading it? It's okay if you don't answer. I just wanted you to feel... seen. --- This book isn't about happy endings. It's about that quiet chaos in your late teens and early twenties- when your smile hides a storm, and you start missing a version of yourself you didn't even know you'd lost. These short stories are about the stage we don't talk about. The sinking. The silent screams. The fragile strength of just getting through. If you've ever felt like you're falling apart silently, this book is for you.

Winter nights can be cruel, can swallow one alive and lead to desperation but there is still something magical in them. Can lonely souls be consoled by peaceful atmosphere in the dead of night?

"What the hell man, fix your fucking brake lights!" A car accident brings two strangers together, finding themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere on a stormy winter's night. Amber and Jacob are dealing with enough right now. One having just broken up with their high school sweetheart, and the other days away from their lavish wedding. This emergency is the last thing that they need, right? After hesitantly becoming acquainted with each other, the pair discover they may have more in common than they think. Will the two part ways once help arrives, resuming the same road as before? Or will they embark on a new route together, forever changed by that fateful night? 'Brake Lights' is about family obligation, old flames, a leap of faith, and an unlikely connection.

The Life I Didn't Plan At twenty four, Milly's life looks exactly as she planned. A prestigious job. A promising career. A color coded calendar that maps out every step toward success. Yet somewhere between midnight emails, endless revisions, and another "quick change before tomorrow," she realizes she's become a stranger to herself. Burnt out and running on empty, Milly makes a decision she never thought she would. She leaves the city behind for Willow Creek, a quiet town where time moves a little slower, neighbors know your name, and mornings are measured by the smell of fresh coffee instead of Outlook notifications. She only plans to stay long enough to catch her breath. But healing has a way of arriving when you stop looking for it. As unexpected friendships bloom and a charming local reminds her that life isn't something to be scheduled, Milly begins to rediscover the dreams she buried beneath deadlines and promotions. Sometimes the greatest adventure isn't chasing the life you planned. It's finding the one that was waiting for you all along.

Eleonor Smith is a young woman, recently graduated from a master's degree and with it, it seems to be an ocean full of opportunities now that she is what everyone would call a full grown professional woman. Truth is Eleanor couldn't be more far away from been that, she is in a country abroad, away from her family and friends, doesn't have a clue of what to do with her life and more importantly, at 25 she is still completely and utterly financially dependent from her parents. Eleonor is trying to find her place in this vast place we call world, even though she find herself been a little bit of a socially awkward person, she is trying to find a job that will give the representation she has prepared herself for, after all she is just a twentysomething trying to find herself while dealing with the quarter life crisis no one tells you about. Follow Eleonor in her journey of discovering life and more importantly herself, and hopefully we all would be able to learn something along the lines.

XaVier? Oh he's different from others I've met. Tall & Handsome, and the best thing since sliced bread-or so I thought. The press and magazines made him something he wasn't. My XaVier. Who am I? You'll find out soon! Here's how it all started.

Analysing friendships and people. Thoughts and advice from a twenty-something.

At 28 years old, Jo is stuck in a dead-end job with an imagination and dreams that weren't made for pleasing her family or corporate America. After meeting with her boss who gives her the weekend to decide the next steps, Jo contemplates the best route and decides to take the road she never thought she'd travel down. For the first time in her life, she's doing what she dreamed about as a child and getting out of the toxic environment she grew up in. Taking the plunge, she travels to Europe, ready to find the person she was always meant to be.

It's a compilations of short stories about roaring twenties. I mean, don't you just ever feel like drinking coffee and reading a book by your favorite coffee shop after work, then realizing how much life goes by and how you're just... still the same person you once were? The terrors of adulting, snoopy colleague, crazy drunken nights that turn into sleepless morning, with just the right amount of extra fun to lighten the mood... you'll feel that you're not alone.

***Published in the US with Wattpad Books and in the UK under the title 'LOVE, LOCKED DOWN' -- out now in ebook and paperback, and also audiobook in the UK!*** When the London Lane apartment block is put on lockdown, its residents are in for a whirlwind week. Imogen's stuck living with a one-night-stand in Number 14, and has to face the reality that maybe it's time to grow up. Upstairs, Isla and Danny are still in their honeymoon period, and this could make or break their new relationship; meanwhile, Zach and Serena's steady relationship is on tenterhooks, and pineapple on pizza might actually be the last straw. At Number 22, Olivia's Maid of Honour duties are really pushing her to the edge as a wedding-planning weekend has turned into an entire week... And speaking of weddings, this whole thing has made Ethan realise he wants to spend the rest of his life with Charlotte - if only he can surprise her with the perfect proposal. Follow these five stories of twenty-somethings through their week of quarantine, where romances will blossom, friendships fracture, and relationships are forged that could last a lifetime. Disclaimer: This is a fictionalised and dramatised story inspired by real events that are happening right now. For the most up-to-date FACTS on Covid, you can check out https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040903132-A-message-about-COVID-19

Whoever said being a twenty something is hard obviously remembered their own youth. Whether you're a college grad about to face the big bad world, or just getting ready to leave for your freshman year, here's to hoping these nuggets of hard earned wisdom help you out. Life isn't a straight road between points A and B- too often, it's not that straightforward. And it takes a lot of courage to realise that and take the turn. I hope you will.

Alex Rinaldo keeps her nose to the grindstone. An ambitious young lawyer, she's got to give it her all if she wants to be partner by the time she's thirty. After another long day at the office, Alex inadvertently rescues a mystery man from certain death. Little does she know that this chance encounter will forever change the course of her life in ways she'd never expect.

A catharsis this actually is. I wrote these poems over a period of time, since I was twelve or sthg. Now I'm twenty one....and these poems are a beautiful nostalgia of emotions that I have experienced. Hope you read and relate. . Started: 23rd July, 2022 Completed: 14th February, 2023 . TOP RANKINGS: #91 poem #11 poesia #3 insight #10 poembook #33 poetrycollection #9 reflection #60 philosophy #33 positive #73 nostalgia #6 catharsis #566 emotions #252 deathandlife #2 thebestofme #13 twentysomething

Jules can't be taken seriously in business because she's a woman. Parvati grew up in Chicago yet her bosses ask if she knows basic English. Ava lacks any sort of work ethic but needs a paycheck. These women work for Mulaney & Alto Associates as personal assistants to two man children who need more than the average toddler. Whether it's performing simple tasks, making sure their girlfriends don't find out about each other, or running to Starbucks four times a day, how much patience do they have for their bosses? It's the modern woman's struggle in the workplace, whether you're an aspiring associate, a minority, or just plain lazy.

A conversation between me and myself. As I go through my regular run-of-the-mill life I come across instances, the mundane to rarely even exciting, when I stop and steal me away from 'the now' to go to a secluded place in my head where I rendezvous with myself. Reflection. Introspection. Self-exploration. Nonsensical babble. P.S. At least one chapter may be dramatically dark. It's just that when you talk to yourself you don't have to add that extra drop of cheeriness just to seem okay. Writing in a state of high emotions makes things seem intense. But I am perfectly okay. As okay as I can be. :-)