THE SUMMER THAT SHE WATCH
- Reads 26
- Votes 0
- Parts 4
Trying Romance! She came for college credits. She stayed for a kiss that could ruin everything.
When 16-year-old Madeline flies from Brisbane to Greece to chase her dream of getting into Oxford, she expects three months of sun, science, and solo walks by the sea. But one fall, one boat ride, and one boy later... she's tangled in something much deeper than the ocean.
Nikos-the charming, breathtaking local with secrets stitched into his smile-is everything she never expected. And his kiss? Electric. Dangerous. Addicting.
But there's one problem. Actually... there's several.
A whispering town with eyes everywhere.
A five-year-old with a plushie and too much to say.
A father who looks like a raisin but sees everything.
And Demitra, the fiancée. The villain in heels. The girl they call "DD."
Now stuck in a mansion full of lies, locked stares, and a language she doesn't understand, Madeline must decide if falling in love is worth falling apart.
Because in Chora, even the sunsets have shadows.
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
Better Kept Secret
Elowyn "Winnie" Smith met Ben when she was 4 years old. They've been best friends since they were 6. After her dad died when she was 13, he was the only person she wanted to talk to. He should know everything about her, shouldn't he? But he doesn't, and Elowyn is slowly drowning in the weight of her secrets. He doesn't know about the creepy guy who won't leave her alone or how bad her home life and her mother have gotten. And he definitely doesn't know that she's slowly falling in love with him. But he would never want her, he's captain of the soccer team and could have any girl he wants. She's the girl he sees as a sister, he's even known her since before she went to speech therapy for her stutter. So why can't she shake this feeling, even though she knows it's so wrong? ✦ ─ ˗ˋ ୨୧ ˊ˗ ─ ✦ He draws me back in, our lips connecting again and I feel like I'm melting. Like I can't think at all. Like there's no such thing as any of my problems. There's no depressed mom, there's no jealousy, there's no secrets. There's only his calloused hand rubbing my cheek and his hair beneath my fingers. I'm hot and I'm cold and I'm melting. I'm gone, disappearing into the sand beneath us. ✦ ─ ˗ˋ ୨୧ ˊ˗ ─ ✦ Tropes: friends to lovers, childhood friends, golden boy, shy girl x popular boy, only one bed, secret crush Triggers: mental illness, depression, saComplete
Underground Angels
After seventeen years of not quite fitting in, everything is about to change for Noel. With monsters, gods, cars and impromptu prophecies, this is the first time Noel is getting a taste of life - and maybe a little romance. Just a bit. A two part adventure of a seventeen year old seer, thrown into a new world that she has always been on the cusp of. Cover by Lovingmng - thanks so much, it's beautiful! {Just because I think I need to make it really clear -- this IS NOT a Percy Jackson fanfiction. I thought of this idea around 8 years ago, before I read Percy Jackson and I had had a class on Greek Myths and Cassandra the seer. However I also am a great lover of the Percy Jackson series. Any similarities are a coincidence of my own mind making connections to a book series I haven't read in around 3 years. So sorry if there's been any confusion, I didn't mean for there to be. I hope you enjoy the book.}Complete
Sea and Sky Shall Meet at Last
Lyra wakes up in a prince's dungeon with no memory of who she is. A mysterious prophecy whispers that she will either save the gods...or destroy them. She's the forbidden daughter of Apollo and Thalassa, caught between the sea and the sun. And the gods are terrified of her. Some want her dead. Some want to use her. And some-like her aunt Artemis-demand she choose a side. But Lyra is falling for Auren, the golden prince who should be her enemy. And when an old betrayal resurfaces and the earth itself rises against Olympus, Lyra must decide: ⚔️ Be the weapon everyone fears. ❤️ Or the hope no one believes in. The gods are watching. The titans are stirring. And the sea and sky are destined to meet at last.
Things That Fade
It's the little things that count. The little things that pass by without our notice. The little things that pile up quietly, slowly, and before you know it, everything changes. Call it providence, or coincidence, or just plain good ol' luck that their paths managed to cross again after so many years. Whatever the case may be, she was grateful for it, because without meaning to, she managed to rekindle a flame she had long thought to be extinguished. She found her way home to him, and likewise, he found her way home to her. She had found her Catchy again. And now, here they were, studying in a University in Lyon, France, living a few minutes away from each other. Yet no matter how things seemed to fall in place around her, she couldn't help but feel uneasy, because the universe, being what it is, is fraught with indeterminacies. The smallest things could make a world's worth of difference. Her anxieties only grew when on their last semester, Catchy decides to take a leave of absence, without so much as a single word.Complete
Stories about everything, anything and nothing.
Compilation of short stories written by me. Almost all the stories will contain sensitive topics. Disclaimers will be posted beforehand. Chapter 1: violet Steph was young when she met a mysterious girl that refused to say her real name, she then insisted for Steph to call her "Violet". Chapter 2: scars Alice was bullied when she was young, did the bullying ever stopped? Chapter 3: dreamer Alice is a dreamer, all she ever wanted was to meet and grow old with her prince charming, she finally met him, but is he as charming as the people told Alice to be? Chapter 4: dead in love Thantanos wished for his lover's loyalty, was it granted? Chapter 5: let go (pride month special) Males and Females were separated from birth. Justin and Alex are males from Station M that found comfort from each other. Chapter 6: i'll love you from afar Kevin says Sam's future lover will be lucky, Sam asks why it can't be him. Chapter 7: lover Ellis, the amateur singer and Pierce, her.. lover?Complete
The Frustrated Teenager and the Embarrassing Parent
There's a lot of teenage romance on wattpad and even though I haven't been a teenager for a long time here is my contribution. Alice's relationship with Leo is on the rocks after they attempted to lose their virginity together and didn't quite make it. After Alice's father has had an affair, her mother Maggie takes her on holiday to Greece but it's not really the kind of holiday she had in mind. I orginally posted part one as a stand alone short story but after I got a follower I started thinking about how the story might continue and I've now completed 7 chapters which is where I've stopped for now. The path of true love never runs smooth and after meeting Pieter in Greece Alice certainly has to overcome a few bumps along the way before she can get home to Leo. The cover is part of a watercolour that I did of Paleochora in Crete. Paleochora isn't exactly like the village in the story but there are some similarities.Complete
I know.
10 years. 10 years of hating Griffin Taylor. Luckily for me, he lives hundreds of miles away and I very rarely have to handle the knowledge he's in town for his 48 hour visits. Some supposed best friend he turned out to be. Mum and dad would have screamed at him for hours for missing the things he did. Though, Griffin Taylor never did care about other people's feelings. I always thought I wasn't apart of that rule. That I was different to him. His best friend. His rock. No call. No text, no message through his mum or his brother. Nothing. Mine and Piper's world collapsed from under us. Total strangers on the outskirts of town showed their love and support. But Griffin? He showed up 18 months later with barely a word before taking another life altering phone call. Ass. Now, 6 years after I last had the pleasure of being in his almighty presence, Piper made the overwhelming, stupid decision to invite him to her wedding. It's fine. He'll be here for his usual 48 hours and I'll find a million things to keep me out of his way so I'll barely see him. It's fine. Not a problem. I can handle it. Piper wants him here, Piper wants her family here and I guess, with no one else, the Taylor's are family. For Piper I'll keep my thoughts to myself, I'll smile and I'll be the good Christian I am. But as far as I care, Griffin Taylor can rot. In. Hell.Complete
Obsession
He was only obsessed with one person ever in his life. His bodyguard. the Head of Security and a friend of his Dad. He knew it was forbidden. With his distant behaviour and the gapign age difference of 18 years between them, he knew it was hopeless . But a heart wants what it wants. How would he react if he found the man he loved showering his one night stands? and how will he be able to spend his life with a girl he never wanted to have in his life. It's going to be aggressive and angst. heartbreak and intense. I will try to update it as much as I could. And my favorite guilt couple MewTae. Tropes 1. Age Gap. 2. Dad's Best friend. don't read if you are not into it.Complete
Why I Love You (Nico Di Angelo) Book#1
(SET RIGHT AFTER THE BLOOD OF OLYMPUS) Priscilla is 12 in a world to vast even for her imagination. Her sister just died and she feels like there is no where for her to go. So she runs away. Away from the haunting memories her sister left after her death. Away from the thought that her sister never fulfilled her dreams. Her sister had wonderful dreams, and they would never come into play. The dream her sister had of going to college was gone-shattered into pieces after that "accident." After Priscilla runs away, search teams are immediately sent out. Soon police find her in an alleyway shivering because of the cold winter air. They made her go back to her family, and they forced her to be a happy, normal middle school girl. She wasn't. Soon abnormal things start happening in her school, and she finds out that her best friend isn't who he says he is. Priscilla is then whisked away into a world of Greek Mythology that aren't actually myths. But in this world Priscilla also finds the one person that could make everything ok again.Complete
My Best Friend's Brother ✓
"You should really tell him soon," Austin said as he walked closer to me. "It's complicated," I sighed, avoiding eye contact with the greek god standing before me. "Try me," Austin took another step towards me and once again I moved away from him. My back hit the wall, preventing me from moving any further. "It's just that I didn't want to upset him if it turned out that this wasn't going anywhere," "So now what?" He asked. "Violet I like you a lot, this isn't just some fling," he took a final step toward me and placed both hands on the wall besides my head so I was trapped. I gulped at his words. "Do you really mean it? Because if I'm going to tell him and risk our friendship I need to know that I'm not going to catch you making out with some cheerleader next week," Austin leaned his head forward and nuzzled into my neck. "I want to try and make this work," he said huskily before trailing kisses up my neck and along my jaw. "Okay, I'll tell him," *** Like most of the female population at her school, Violet is completely and utterly head over heels in love with the sex god that is Austin Hendrix. Unlike most of the female population at her school, Violet just so happens to be best friends with Austin's brother, essentially meaning that Austin is off limits, not that that matters since Austin wouldn't even breathe in Violet's direction right? Wrong. After having Violet literally fall for him at a concert, Austin can't seem to get the girl with the sarcastic tongue and muddy converse out of his mind. Throw in Violet's over controlling dad, a phyco ex booty call and the fact that Austin has a knack for charming girls out of their dresses and things may get a little ... complicated. ** As much as I wish I took the picture of the sex god on my cover picture I didn't so credit to whoever that lucky person is**Complete
Elowyn "Winnie" Smith met Ben when she was 4 years old. They've been best friends since they were 6. After her dad died when she was 13, he was the only person she wanted to talk to. He should know everything about her, shouldn't he? But he doesn't, and Elowyn is slowly drowning in the weight of her secrets. He doesn't know about the creepy guy who won't leave her alone or how bad her home life and her mother have gotten. And he definitely doesn't know that she's slowly falling in love with him. But he would never want her, he's captain of the soccer team and could have any girl he wants. She's the girl he sees as a sister, he's even known her since before she went to speech therapy for her stutter. So why can't she shake this feeling, even though she knows it's so wrong? ✦ ─ ˗ˋ ୨୧ ˊ˗ ─ ✦ He draws me back in, our lips connecting again and I feel like I'm melting. Like I can't think at all. Like there's no such thing as any of my problems. There's no depressed mom, there's no jealousy, there's no secrets. There's only his calloused hand rubbing my cheek and his hair beneath my fingers. I'm hot and I'm cold and I'm melting. I'm gone, disappearing into the sand beneath us. ✦ ─ ˗ˋ ୨୧ ˊ˗ ─ ✦ Tropes: friends to lovers, childhood friends, golden boy, shy girl x popular boy, only one bed, secret crush Triggers: mental illness, depression, sa
More detailsContent Guidelines