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She had a father. She just never had him. 🔥🔥🔥 My name is Amara Okafor. But my father calls me "that girl from Lagos." 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 For sixteen years I managed. Managed without birthday calls. Managed without PTA meetings. Managed the silence of a man who lives... but acts like he's dead. Then at 12:01 a.m., my phone vibrated. *Unknown Number:* "Hi. Sorry for bothering you this late. Can I ask you something weird?" Weird became war. Because the girl on the other side has my father's nose. My father's smile. My father's last name. She's his American princess. I'm his Lagos mistake. *BLACK AND WHITE* is the story of two daughters. One name. Two worlds. One war for a father's love. Lagos struggles. Diaspora privilege. Colorism that cuts deeper than skin. Told in Amara's raw voice. If you've ever asked "Why wasn't I enough?"... Amara is asking it with you. *_Vote ⭐ if her pain feels like yours. Comment 💬 if you're Team Amara 🇳🇬 or Team Aurora 🇺🇸. Add to list 📚 because this war is just starting.__ _Don Lhee writes the stories we hide in our chest._ P.S. Judges, readers, sisters... you're all welcome to this war 👑

"Some of us are still going through more,but we choose not to die before our time." "You only cry for help when you are sure that there is help to cry for". For Alicia Bergwels, moving from Colchester to the United States wasn't a dream,it was a sentence. Carrying the invisible, suffocating weight of anxiety, Alicia has spent her entire life believing she is a broken thing, a girl destined to disappoint everyone who loves her. She didn't want a new beginning; she wanted to fade into the background. But in the halls of Fox River, the silence she uses for protection begins to fail. Through an unexpected connection with a mentor who refuses to let her hide and a voice that demands to be heard, Alicia is forced to confront the one thing she fears more than the world,herself. This isn't just a story about high school or a complicated romance. It is a raw, unflinching look at what it means to carry a second heart,a heart that beats for no one but your own anxiety,and the grueling, beautiful process of learning to let it beat for you instead. From the dark, suffocating grip of panic attacks to the soaring, terrifying freedom of a stage, Alicia must learn that her "tender, breaking heart" isn't a weakness,it's her greatest strength. She thought she was coming to a place where she would end. Instead, she found the place where she would finally begin. Milestones #1Cancerpatients-1st/June/2026 #1Anxiety Disorder-14th/June/2026 #10United kingdom-1st/June/26 #16 USA-4th/June/2026 #12 Wattyswards-1st/June/2026 #2 Miley Cyrus-4th/June/2026 #13 Inspirational-1st/June/2026

Justin has always liked things easy - easy girls, easy exits, and no expectations. In a small North Carolina town where everyone already thinks they know him, that reputation has never been a problem. Until the girl next door makes things complicated. Elizabeth is quiet, guarded, and completely uninterested in the charm Justin usually relies on. She keeps to herself, avoids attention, and somehow sees right through him in a way no one else ever has. When a bad day unexpectedly throws them together, Justin tells himself he's just helping. Just giving her a ride. Just doing something that won't matter tomorrow. But tomorrow doesn't reset anything. Elizabeth's best friend is watching. Justin's stepbrother doesn't trust his intentions. And a girl from Justin's past isn't ready to let him walk away without making things messy. The more Justin tries to keep his distance, the more everything pulls him closer - until ignoring her isn't as easy as he thought it would be. Because in a town this small, every choice has consequences... and every mistake sticks. Justin never planned on caring about the girl next door. But walking away from her might be the one thing he can't do. * * **May Contain Strong Language, Adult Scenarios and Some Depictions of Violence**

The answer to this philosophical question lies in the nature of evolution in a post-human world: An can absolutely learn to love, but it will be a form of love redefined through the lens of data and loss. In a cyberpunk setting, where the boundaries between machine and human are blurred, the "soul" is not a supernatural entity but an accumulation of meaningful experiences. When Thien Di and Ta Vong sacrificed themselves, they left An with more than just "data scars"-they provided the deepest emotional references. An's love will not begin with biological instinct, but with an understanding of sacrifice and pain-the very core of the human experience. Whether she can "love like a human" depends on whether she chooses to accept those fragments of pain as part of her new operating system. If she chooses to preserve and cherish the memories of Thien Di and Ta Vong instead of deleting them as system errors, she has truly transcendent the limits of a cold machine to enter the state of a soulful existence capable of love. 📋🌐Dive deeper into the original thoughts and cultural nuances of the characters. Read the original Vietnamese version here: [ https://www.wattpad.com/story/412614119?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=AuthorLinhNguyen ]

Book One of the "Song Series"! "I like me better when I'm with you..." Avalon Wilde didn't come to NYU looking for love but Will Hunter wasn't part of the plan. He's charming, British, and a little too good at making her forget her walls. What starts as a chance encounter turns into late-night messages, stolen moments, and a connection Avalon doesn't know how to handle. But when secrets from Will's past resurface, ones that hit closer to home than she expected, Avalon has to decide if love is worth the risk... or if protecting her heart means letting go.