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Trying to live

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Parts 47
Time 9h 23m

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High school senior Emerson Vermont is counting down the days until graduation, eager to escape her small town and its entangled dramas. But when her mother is involved in a severe car accident, Emerson's plans are derailed. Suddenly, she's thrust into living with her ex-boyfriend's family, and everything she thought she had left behind comes rushing back.

As Emerson settles into this new, unexpected reality, she's confronted with a storm of emotions. Old feelings resurface, and she finds herself forming a complicated bond with an old friend who offers her comfort and understanding. However, as she navigates her emotions, she begins to realize that her feelings are driven more by her need for solace than by true affection.

Caught between the echoes of her past and the uncertainty of her present, Emerson must grapple with the impact of her choices on those around her. Will she find the clarity and strength to move forward, or will she remain ensnared by the ghosts of her past?

In "Trying to Live," follow Emerson's journey through love, regret, and self-discovery. Can she find a way to embrace a future that's truly her own, or will her past continue to cast a long shadow over her life?

Trigger warnings: alcohol abuse, suicide, mentioning of drugs, ...


Please read with caution, if you can't read things like these because it triggers something, don't read because your well being is more important!

Cover credits: @future_worldsAll Rights Reserved

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Desdemona by RiverSong33

You never know the fear of falling until you fall, or the shame of tears until you cry, or to guard your heart until it's been broken. Desdemona Ezra, only child of the divorced couple Carrie and James, has been broken, again and again. Her father left her and her mom when she was just a kid, and life went on. But then he came back, in need of money and a place to stay, spouting lies of false love, daring to even pretend to care. When he left the second time, he left both Dess and Carrie broken and bleeding. Carrie needed stitches, and Dess was in a coma. When she awoke she was not the carefree girl she'd been before, and trust was not something she believed in. So she broke her boyfriend's heart before he could break her's, and was on her own, a completely different person. Then she met Nott, someone more like her than she could had possibly imagined. With a past as painful as hers, Nott steps into Dessie's life and turns it upside down. Her life had already been upside down, so Nott mended her bleeding heart and made her believe in love and trust. But it wasn't over yet, and when her past threatens her future and her barely healed heart, decisions must be made by all involved. Carrie is engaged, Dess is in love, and they are finally getting back on their feet when their love and faith are tested with reappearances of those once closest to their heart. Deceit, pain, longing, tears, lust, fear, love. Some lies are better of believed, and some doors are better off locked. Follow Dess, Nott, Carrie, Phil, and others through the fear, laughter, uncertainty, love, doubt, lust and friendship that, luckily or not, comes with being human.

How could you...? by ellalovell9

"Let's get one thing straight, you know nothing about me or my brother, so you and this stupid gossipy town can go and suck it, for all I care!" ******************* Life hadn't been easy these past few months for 16 year old Cheryl Grayson; with the recent murder of her older brother, George and her uptight mother and shadow father moving her from Chicago to a small town in the middle of Oregon all while dealing basic teen issues as well as grief. As she settles in her new school who knows everything about her makes her vow to keep away from everyone and deal with her few school years alone, but with the consistent teasing from the schools mean girl, three outcasts stick to her side like glue and try and put a smile on face. As Appleby life starts to become the norm, Cheryl finds herself slowly becoming her old self again, not losing all of her grief, but still coming out of her shell more and when a boy comes into the picture, she doesn't think it can get any better than this. It isn't until her all-time best friend, Lorelei comes to visit her, and all is amazing until secrets start to unveil themselves, questioning everything.

Love and Lust Aren't the Same by I_Found_Forever

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You never know the fear of falling until you fall, or the shame of tears until you cry, or to guard your heart until it's been broken. Desdemona Ezra, only child of the divorced couple Carrie and James, has been broken, again and again. Her father left her and her mom when she was just a kid, and life went on. But then he came back, in need of money and a place to stay, spouting lies of false love, daring to even pretend to care. When he left the second time, he left both Dess and Carrie broken and bleeding. Carrie needed stitches, and Dess was in a coma. When she awoke she was not the carefree girl she'd been before, and trust was not something she believed in. So she broke her boyfriend's heart before he could break her's, and was on her own, a completely different person. Then she met Nott, someone more like her than she could had possibly imagined. With a past as painful as hers, Nott steps into Dessie's life and turns it upside down. Her life had already been upside down, so Nott mended her bleeding heart and made her believe in love and trust. But it wasn't over yet, and when her past threatens her future and her barely healed heart, decisions must be made by all involved. Carrie is engaged, Dess is in love, and they are finally getting back on their feet when their love and faith are tested with reappearances of those once closest to their heart. Deceit, pain, longing, tears, lust, fear, love. Some lies are better of believed, and some doors are better off locked. Follow Dess, Nott, Carrie, Phil, and others through the fear, laughter, uncertainty, love, doubt, lust and friendship that, luckily or not, comes with being human.