The Salon on 72nd Street
- Reads 67
- Votes 2
- Parts 5
Evelyn Skye is heartbroken, unemployed, and very much so single- and determined to stay that way. Her best friend is determined to convince her otherwise, and very much succeeding by giving her the address of the salon on seventy second street.
All Rights Reserved
#228
unemployment
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
The Barren Thorns: I Know You ✔️
The first in The Barren Thorns trilogy I never believed in soulmates until I first saw those emerald green eyes looking out at me in the crowd. I wouldn't call it love at first sight. Rather, we knew each other at first sight. Then love came like an avalanche: fast, life changing, and a force of nature. When Ivy Lippmann accompanied her best friend and roommate to a concert, her whole world and life changes. Soon she's caught up in the life, arms, and love of a world famous rock star. But when things start to move too fast will they be able to maintain their relationship or will it skid off the road and out of control?Complete
Keep It Together (Completed)
"I have bad news, sweetheart," I heard my mother's voice crack as she spoke those 5 words. 5 simple words that when are put together is the most nerve-wracking sentence. I felt the nerves as I cleared my throat preparing myself for the worse, "What's going on, mom?" "Evelyn, it's your father," she paused before continuing, "Cancer's back, and this time; it's going to be harder to win this battle" --- Evelyn Walker, 19-year-old attending UCLA in Los Angeles, California. Here, she lives an average life with her 2 best friends leaving behind her 6 other siblings and parents back in Ohio. When she receives the life-changing news from her mother, she gets on the train and tries to get home for Christmas. Her trip back home just couldn't go right after she's reunited with a cocky, British ex-boyfriend named Nathan Wilson. Will Evelyn get home on time? Will she fall in love again in the process? ------ This story has not been edited.Complete
To The Moon And Back
Evelyn Hudson has it all: beauty, wealth, brains, and popularity; A life anyone would dream of having. Except it wasn't always like that. Evelyn bounced around to different foster homes throughout her childhood, until she was finally adopted at age 13, where her life became what she always dreamed it was. A perfect family, a perfect guy, a perfect life. But problems are surfacing; the perfect guy is Braden, her best friend who doesn't share the same feelings she does, and her past she tried so hard to leave behind has come back to haunt her. *Currently Editing*Complete
Can't Have Your Cake And Eat It Too #wattys2016
*some chapters may be private , follow me then delete it and add it back . Should I call myself simply confused, or just dumb? Should I try to understand why I can't have him even if it'll hurt? These are the questions I need answered and quick. Trinity Love Brown is the same as any regular girl going through the motions of growing up. She's not average sized, and neither is her attitude. She'll let nobody see her down, though her biggest enemy is herself. She exudes confidence, but the only problem is she can't have who she wants. Her bestfriend who is dealing knee deep in street pharmaceuticals, but she can have anyone else. That includes her neighbor who isn't a good boy either. Follow Trinity on her love journey.Complete
The bad boy next door
"She promised herself she wouldn't fall for him - the boy with secrets in his eyes and sins on his hands. But promises were made to be broken." Evelyn Quinn has always preferred to stay in the background - quiet, careful, and a little too good at keeping to herself. So when her family moves to a new neighborhood, she promises herself this time will be different. A fresh start. A chance to belong. But new beginnings are never as simple as they seem. Between the pressure of fitting in and the unfamiliar faces at her town, Evelyn's world feels like a maze she can't quite navigate. That is, until she's introduced to her cousin Emily's group of friends - loud, confident, and nothing like her. Then there's him. The boy everyone warns her about. The one who's all sharp smiles, late-night rides, and secrets he never talks about. He's reckless and magnetic, the kind of trouble that pulls you in before you even realize you're falling. At first, Evelyn tells herself it's just curiosity. A crush she'll outgrow. But the more time she spends around him, the more she sees a side of him that no one else does - a side that makes her heart race and her guard crumble. Soon, she's caught between the girl she's always been and the girl she's becoming - between safety and danger, right and wrong, heart and reason. Because some people come into your life to teach you lessons. And others? They change you forever. Will Evelyn's new life help her grow into who she's meant to be... or will it lead her down a path she never saw coming?Complete
Cynical Souls
COMPLETED✅ Two high school teenagers finding themselves, analyzing this ever changing world, and building love. This is the type of love you wish you found in high school but probably know way too well that it only exists as fiction. Today I'm turning my fiction to reality. ❣️•••❣️ Excerpt: Just as I was about to seek shelter under some building's roof, the tires of a car come to a halt, I wonder who might pity the lonely girl walking in the rain. The passenger window rolls down, and I spot the most unexpected person seated behind the wheel. "Get in" comes out his voice, and I must've stood there agape for a few moments because next comes his rhetorical question. "Are you getting in or continuing walking in the rain?" Eyebrows raised expectantly. He sounds annoyed, like he regrets his decision to ever stop and help me. ❣️•••❣️ #5 in cynical #2 in loveandfriendship #1 in opinionated #4 in ihatelife #10 in nerdgirl #10 in HighschoolRomance #26 in GoodGirlBadBoy *contains mature themes. *contains cursing.Complete
Two Masked Hearts - ✓ #WattysShorts
In the midst of a global pandemic, Evelyn has absolutely nothing to do. Her plans to go to college were completely derailed when she decided to take a gap year, and to make everything worse, her parents have decided to get divorced. To regain a little control in her life, Evelyn decides to take a road trip to their beach house in North Carolina. There, she hopes to find not only a bit of peace, but a piece of herself that has been missing for a long time. However, what she ends up finding there is infinitely more surprising: love. In this heartwarming short story, Evelyn and Miles navigate the constraints of COVID-19 to form a beautiful connection. From behind their masks, they learn to let down their guard and truly love one another for who they are--not what they see. -------- Word Count: ~18,800Complete
Skye and the City (A Romantic Comedy)
Skye Templeton is sick of living in a small village in the Scottish Highlands where everyone knows every single little thing about her. She's tired of her dead-end "situationship". She desperately needs to escape . . . So when a chance encounter opens her eyes to the possibility of a different life, she decides it's time to shake things up a bit. Moving to Glasgow on a whim probably isn't her smartest idea, but Skye is determined to make the most of her new life. Unfortunately, life doesn't always work out the way you planned . . . Especially if you didn't really have a plan in the first place! ~~~~~~~~ I initially started this story with the intention of entering it into the Open Novella Contest this year - I've since found out that it wouldn't qualify but I'm still using one of the prompts all the same! The prompt I'm using is: Prompt 45- "Keep your happily ever after; it ain't mine." And, much like Skye, I really don't have a plan for it yet, so let's just see what unfolds! ;-)Complete
The first in The Barren Thorns trilogy I never believed in soulmates until I first saw those emerald green eyes looking out at me in the crowd. I wouldn't call it love at first sight. Rather, we knew each other at first sight. Then love came like an avalanche: fast, life changing, and a force of nature. When Ivy Lippmann accompanied her best friend and roommate to a concert, her whole world and life changes. Soon she's caught up in the life, arms, and love of a world famous rock star. But when things start to move too fast will they be able to maintain their relationship or will it skid off the road and out of control?
More detailsContent Guidelines