Not So Normal
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Ongoing, First published May 15, 2021
" Ha.... what the hell am even I doing? You don't even know me, or my story, or even how the fuck we ended up in this situation. You're a stranger, I shouldn't be talking to you.  You can't know too much, that's a rule...but I want to. I want to because I need help. I need someone to vent to. Someone that'll let me tell them all the fucked up shit I've held inside for six years, six fucking years. 

So...are you willing to take a peek into my life? Are you ready to see the things that nobody else has seen. To feel the things that nobody else felt. To understand my every emotion in every, single, moment of fear, despair, happiness, anger, sadness that has occurred in my lifetime?"

Desiree Hart is just 16 and has already seen and been through what most people don't even get to experience in a lifetime. She's been imprisoned, abandoned, hidden from the world, and utterly alone. She's even travelled the world...but it's not in the way one would imagine. She needs to find a way to end the cycle. Find a way to stop hurting the people she loves. To stop hurting the people she cares for. Are you willing to take a peek into her story? To go through the trials and tribulations she's been through? I guess we'll find out...
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In a world where the future isn't written but echoed, 17-year-old Lila hears the whispers of events yet to happen - but they're not hers. The echo she's been hearing for months is someone else's life, someone's fate, and that someone is in danger. As she tries to uncover the identity of the person behind the mysterious echoes, Lila finds herself caught in a web of secrets, shadowy figures, and a powerful organization that will do anything to keep their plans hidden. Can she stop what's coming before it's too late, or will the echoes become her own fate? First Chapter (Excerpt): I've always heard things. It started when I was younger - whispers of something I couldn't see, couldn't understand. At first, it was just faint sounds, like voices drifting from another world. But by the time I was sixteen, those whispers turned into something more - echoes. Clear, distinct, and impossible to ignore. It's strange. Most people think the future is something that hasn't happened yet. But for me, it's not that simple. I hear the future. The thing is, the future I hear isn't mine. I've been hearing her - a girl I don't know, yet know everything about. Her life, her fears, her pain. I can't explain how, but I hear her voice every night, calling out for help. I don't know her name. I don't know her face. All I know is that something horrible is coming for her. And if I can't stop it... then her fate might echo into mine. Tonight, I hear her again. The echo sharpens, clearer than ever before. "Help me, Lila. It's happening. They're coming." The echo fades. And just like that, I'm left with a choice - follow the voice, or ignore it and risk the consequences. I don't know why it's me she's calling to, but I can't just do nothing. I owe it to her. And to myself.