One Second
- Reads 54
- Votes 0
- Parts 2
Ongoing5m
Last published Mon, Apr 23, 2018
Meet Athena Brooks.
She's the easiest person to talk to. She's literally friends with everyone but has 2 special friends that has been there since birth. She has a smile that never fades - well, that's her little facade that she puts up with for the public to see.
Right when she closes her front door everyday, the mask was completely off. She didn't have to worry about anyone seeing her like that. No one was home. Except for her brother that was in the basement. Her brother whom she has no relationship with whatsoever. Her parents? Workaholics.
Before it was her grandma that was always there for her. But after a tragic, she was gone.
Just. Like. That.
She was the only person who kept Athena sane.
Now that she's gone, how will Athena take it? She tries to commit suicide. Key word : Tried
She was interrupted by an unexpected robbery.
The robbers? The 2 baddest boys whom she shares a neighborhood with.
What happens next when they both barge into the bathroom to find Athena's unconscious body?
All Rights Reserved
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Why We Laugh (#Wattys2018)
"The laugh cracked loudly into the school's atrium, like a shot of a gun. A quick bullet. A deadly bullet the pierces through flesh and bone. I realized then... that a laugh was as lethal as a bullet." I thought bullying didn't exist. And if it did, I wasn't a bully. Except I was. We all were. Not because we beat kids up. Or we called people freaks. Or gave them swirlies. Because we never did that. It was because we laughed." For these three kids, a playful laugh cuts deeper than a fist ever would. And the worst part is...they laugh along. 1.Eliza hides behind the brightest smile and stuttered words. 2.Reece desires the perfect body and will destroy himself to do it. 3.Hunter is the bad boy with sick suicidal jokes, screwing both Prozac and girls. But it is more than just those three: 4.London sits in her wheelchair trying to be normal 5. Ashton needs to return to the surface of people and stop cowering in the digital world 6. Griffith hides his autistic emotions. The story is told by a girl who always laughs. Drama, love, pain, tears, laughter, depression, weaknesses. We all laugh. But what does our laugh truly effect? "Hands down this is the best book I've read on wattpad. I don't even know what to say. I mean... I just.... Wow." -Irxdeo This book deals with heavy topics such as depression, suicide, eating disorders, abuse, so read carefully. I want to say some of these characters and scenes in the beginning are based on real people and real events, but some are not. Hi, guys! Thanks for checking this story out. Remember be brave and kind.Complete
Tainted Vows
Book #2 (Tainted Scars Series) One man. Six months of survival. Athena Vintalli never expected to be kidnapped-let alone wake up face to face with the stranger from the club. Satoni Romano. Cold. Powerful. Dangerous. The most feared mafia boss in the world. And now? He says she's going to be his wife. For six months, Athena is his. Not out of choice, but out of something darker-something Satoni won't yet explain. He promises her freedom when the time is up... but until then, she belongs to him. Body and name. As the days pass, Athena uncovers chilling truths about why she was taken, what Satoni truly wants, and the deadly game she's been dragged into. In a world ruled by power, betrayal, and blood, Athena must decide if she can outlast the six months-or if her heart will give out before the clock does. Highest rank #2 in mafia romance 09/14/22 Highest rank #2 in 18plus 01/02/2021 Highest Rank #1 in adult language 05/25/2021 Highest Rank #3 in sexy 06/30/22 Highest rank #2 in mafia 08/10/2021 Highest Rank #1 in erotic romance 08/6/22 Highest rank #1 in adult-content 10/01/2021 Highest Rank #6 in young-adult 06/30/22 Now published on paperback, kindle, and hardcover !! I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE PHOTOS USED !!!Complete
Dying Flame (Editing)
"Why have you been ignoring me?" I yelled at him. He flinched. "What? Am I not needed anymore? Do you still care?" I continued, my eyes filling with tears. "Ash-" He tried to speak. "Don't say my name!!" I walked over to him. "Come on! Why do yo-" He smashed his lips on mine... --------------- Asha Edwards a girl, who lives in hell. Every single day her father and brother cuts her. She cuts herself too. School is the same. Everyone bullies her. Asha is so tired of life and has depression and anxiety issues. Matthew Dayton, the new boy at school, kind, sweet, caring, funny, but popular. Asha has a crush on him, but it seems as if he only thinks of her as a friend and even ignores her for days. Until her father and brother went too far and stabbed her multiple times, and kicked her out to the icy cold air of the outdoors. Matthew finds her and quickly took her to the hospital. Over time they form a special bond, but will it be enough as lovers?Complete
An Athena & Xavier Love Story
Athena Rosalinda Black Pierce is a normal girl. And like everyone, she had a past. Though hers wasnt as good as everyone thought it was. She masks her emotions and takes her anger out in fighting. Yes, she streetfights, undefeated actually, and she goes by Black. No one knows her identity since she wears a mask. Her father is the Mafia King, which means they're loaded with cash. But Athena hates showing off meaning she is not an egotistical person. So she hides behind the computer hacking anything she can, which is everything. She doesnt talk to anyone besides her father, but that might change. *********************** Xavier Jax Blade King is the bad boy that everyone goes for. The guy that parents warns you about, but who listens to parents? He has probably slept with every girl in school. He doesnt play with their emotions because he makes it very clear with no strings attached, but they never listen. Xavier also had a past. His wasnt very good either, but he copes. He stays quiet too, but he talks to more people. He also has a mafia, but thats just a rumor. Or is it? These two quiet, broken creatures came forcing themselves into eachother's lives. Just kidding, she lives next door to him. But does he break her many walls? Does she change his player ways? Maybe she does, maybe he doesnt. You may never know, unless you read this book. Thank you, My Little Earthlings!Complete
Stuck Between The Two
What happens when someone doesn't take full control over their own life? What would happen if someone continued to let someone else run their life and have full control over it. Let's meet Athena and join her on her journey to see what happens. Does she take control back over her life and move on? Or does she simply just let her depression fully take control over her? ****TWIGGER WARNING***** There will be some abuse and other warnings so please watch out for them. Please don't plagiarize or steal my work this is my first book and I'm quite proud of my work.Complete
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 | 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐈
"Hate the sin, love the sinner." ********************************* Athena Diana Thea Knight Romano, Ares Hades Knight Romano & Apollo Daniel Knight Romano The lost triplets of the Italian Mafia. The Romano family didn't had any girl in almost 5 generations so when Athena was born she became everybody's bundle of joy and happiness and maybe a little bit of obsession. But when the triplets were 2 years old the Mexican leader kidnapped them because he was obsessed with the triplets mother and wanted revenge. After years of abuse and torture, the triplets became the most feared, ruthless and merciless killer. 14 years later there adoptive parents died from "overdoes" of drugs and they have to go live with there biologicals now. Will they be the same innocent kids? Will they trust them enough open up about there past ? Add in these some secrets, betrayal and deadly people it created a whole lot of drama. Not an incest . More of a romance-adventure-drama TW: violence, swearing, mature scenes. Read "The Romano Triplets" to find out.Complete
G R A Y M E M O R I E S | ✔️completed (edited by me!)
" You only truly miss someone when they are gone. And sometimes, it's hard to let go. But you have to let him go..." It is hard when your loved one is gone. But for Riley, it was something different. In a sick sort of way, she loved it-reminiscing about Leo, literally drowning in the memories of him. And it isn't long till Riley does drown herself among those gray memories, shutting and shunning the world forever, in a place too far to reach. She is already so gone, that every one of her friends and family are very close to giving up, and on each tick of the clock Riley is close to letting go. Will a curious stranger's words save her, or will Riley try to save herself? *If you read the summary, and decided that it is some sort of typical clichè , I'd like to tell you that this is NOT a cliche 'damsel-in-distress-saved-by-a-knight-in-shining-armour' story at all. You won't find anything such as that, as the tags suggests too. But yes, there will be few moments of cliche.* •Warning• : Things about suicide, self-harm, depression; contains kissing and cuss words-so read at your own risk And also, even though it's edited, it still can have few mistakes. So sorry for those errors! Cover by me! Trailer by carpe-di3mComplete
A New Beginning
Introverts, I call out to you: This book is about Athena, the nerdiest of introverts. However, like everyone she was hit by the curse of falling in love. Unable to manage her feelings, she can't hold it anymore. What to do? She fell in love with her best friend, James but...her rival is only perfection itself. How to beat a perfect extrovert magnificent person? Not a single flaw compared to us, introverts. Bree is perfect. Who in the world would choose a flawed but unique introvert rather than a goddess, a princess who is just perfection? This is the first book of an amazing sequel. It will bring you back to the reality of how hard life as an introvert is. Hard but breathtaking at the same time.Each and every introvert is unique in their own way, not all of us react or act the same way but we're not as cold-hearted as people think we are. We have feelings too... Athena is exactly like a secondary character in movies or books. The kind of character we despise or that we don't pay much attention to. Bree and James are usually the protagonists. The lead character, the prince and the gay friend, who apparently has no other life than be devoted to the lead! A typical classic combination often found in romantic movies and books. This case is different, it's from a different perspective, from the point of view which is an outsider of this original combination. The feelings of this secondary character, her events, her point of views. I hope that you'll be able to allow Athena and sometimes James to express themselves. Worth a try, don't you think? Vote and comment if this story deserves it! Follow me to be notified of the upcoming chapters! Thanks for reading!Complete
"The laugh cracked loudly into the school's atrium, like a shot of a gun. A quick bullet. A deadly bullet the pierces through flesh and bone. I realized then... that a laugh was as lethal as a bullet." I thought bullying didn't exist. And if it did, I wasn't a bully. Except I was. We all were. Not because we beat kids up. Or we called people freaks. Or gave them swirlies. Because we never did that. It was because we laughed." For these three kids, a playful laugh cuts deeper than a fist ever would. And the worst part is...they laugh along. 1.Eliza hides behind the brightest smile and stuttered words. 2.Reece desires the perfect body and will destroy himself to do it. 3.Hunter is the bad boy with sick suicidal jokes, screwing both Prozac and girls. But it is more than just those three: 4.London sits in her wheelchair trying to be normal 5. Ashton needs to return to the surface of people and stop cowering in the digital world 6. Griffith hides his autistic emotions. The story is told by a girl who always laughs. Drama, love, pain, tears, laughter, depression, weaknesses. We all laugh. But what does our laugh truly effect? "Hands down this is the best book I've read on wattpad. I don't even know what to say. I mean... I just.... Wow." -Irxdeo This book deals with heavy topics such as depression, suicide, eating disorders, abuse, so read carefully. I want to say some of these characters and scenes in the beginning are based on real people and real events, but some are not. Hi, guys! Thanks for checking this story out. Remember be brave and kind.
More detailsContent Guidelines