𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐘𝐞𝐭, 𝐡𝐞'𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭.
When Olive Wallace is expelled from her U.S. high school, she's forced to move halfway across the world to Crestview Academy, a prim and proper boarding school in the English countryside. She's ready for a fight, but the twisted games and rigid expectations of Crestview test her more than she's ever faced. Among her bullies and classmates is Archer Campbell: mysterious, dangerously charming, and completely off-limits, thanks to his family's powerful influence and strict rules on status.
Yet there's a tension neither of them can deny. He's broken too many rules, and she's been nothing but trouble her entire life. The deeper they're drawn together, the more they risk exposing secrets that could unravel both their worlds.
"I should stay away," she tells herself. But she knows that with Archer, the only rule left to break is her own heart.
"Sometimes, breaking the rules is the only way to find out who you truly are."
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"What is it about me you think about?" I asked, leaning back into the shelves, heart pounding.
He stepped in, closing the space between us, and brushed his thumb across my lips, a shiver shooting through me. "Leaving you unable to walk," he murmured, his eyes dark with intent.
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MATURE CONTENT WARNING ⚠️
I fell for a boy with the kindest blue eyes, and a charming dimple. He made me feel loved, and cared for, and most importantly he made me feel safe in his presence. He came right in the middle of a tornadoe and managed to turn it into blue skies. He changed my perspective and gave me hope and strength."
I looked at him, and he was smiling, and his eyes were a little glossy. He took my hand and kissed it, a small tear caught in the corner of his beautiful eyes.
"I thought, hey, maybe life isn't so bad after all. Maybe I can finally allow myself to love and be loved, and to live life normally. When we went to your party, you told me to wait for you. But then your perverted cousin made me feel super uncomfortable, so I went looking for you, just to be able to feel at peace again. And that's when I saw it." My heart beats skyrocketed, because this was the moment everything changed forever.
"Saw what?" Asked Axel.
I took a deep breath, and continued. It's now or never.
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Sophia Grace is a 25 year old Forensic Science major who recently started working as a cashier at her local grocery store - "The Corner Store". Amidst her cute demeanor and kind eyes, she harbors a dark secret that she doesn't want anyone to know about. To protect herself and those around her, she tries not to make friends at all and only go there for extra cash until she can graduate and leave. But what happens when Axel gets her on his radar? Would she allow herself to feel anything? And most importantly, what if they're more connected than they ever thought possible?? Will she run as soon as it gets tough, or will she fight against anything that tries to taint her past?
Stay tuned for The Corner Store.
1st Place: GYSO Awards (Oct 2023)
2nd Place: YearlyAwards (Dec 2023)