A Scheme of Tells
- Reads 284
- Votes 107
- Parts 21
Lizzie is not getting her heartbroken again. That's why she developed a set of tells that warn her of a guy's latent douchebaggery. Every dude who tries to date her flunks the test, including Tyson. He's the hottie who's strongly tempting her to scrap her own dating filter.
Nevertheless, Lizzie prides herself on her willpower. Heartbreak is no trifling matter, and the tells are designed to prevent it. But are they as foolproof as she believes them to be?
***
I wrote this story in 2019, which may be apparent in a minor detail or two. Nonetheless, they shouldn't take away from anybody's enjoyment of this short romcom. I do hope you give it a whirl and enjoy reading it. Please do not hesitate to share your thoughts. :) <3
All Rights Reserved
#9
giddy
Series
Giddy Reads
- 21 parts
22 parts
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 Lady Who Stayed
When Mary is caught in a scandal with one of the most notorious rakes in town, she believes the only solution to the grave trouble for her dangerous secrets is a wedding. What she didn't account for was her heart--and his. *** Adrien Haverston is a rake caught in his own trap after a seduction goes wrong. One great scandal and a bitter wedding later, he is one angry husband to Mary Featherton. But despite his vow to make her suffer for shackling him to a life he has avoided ever since, he begins to realize that the burning attraction that brought them together in the first place might just lead to something promising. But falling in love with his wife may not be as easy as he first thought, because as Adrien peels off every charming and beautiful facet of Mary, he also discovers dark and dangerous secrets--one of which has the potential to shatter him.Complete
Remembering Us
She didn't forget him because she wanted to. She forgot him because life took him out of her memory. Aoibe Agathe Fausta lives with a heart that feels too much and a past that refuses to stay silent, even when she can't remember it. Everything about her life feels incomplete-like a story missing its first chapter. Until a man in white walks into her world and suddenly, her silence starts to ache in ways she cannot explain. Kriux Theodore Eziekiel Aragon doesn't react when he sees her. He remembers. But remembering is not the same as being remembered. Because she doesn't know him. Not anymore. And loving someone who no longer recognizes your existence is a special kind of torture-quiet, patient, and irreversible. So he stays close without claiming her. Protects her without revealing why. Waits... like he has been waiting his entire life. And she keeps feeling it-the pull, the familiarity, the fragments of a love she cannot name. Until the truth starts bleeding through her memories... and forgetting him becomes impossible. Because some people are not meant to be found. They are meant to be remembered. Even if it takes breaking your heart to do it.
My Short Stories by GLaC1991
About My Short Stories This is an ongoing collection of short stories-each one inspired by the people who've left a mark on my life. Family, friends, coworkers, and even passing acquaintances all have their own stories, and here you'll find them captured in snapshots. Some are funny, some bittersweet, some unforgettable-but all of them are real moments seen through my eyes. A celebration of the characters we meet along the way, and the ways they shape who we become.
The Secret Manuscript (Complete)
From the author of Prodigy and The Art of the Hustle comes the highly anticipated third novel from Edward Mullen. Available now in eBook stores! Working as a stock clerk in a small-town grocery store only served as a constant reminder that Ben Owen's life was meaningless. After a series of devastating events stripped him of everything he had, Ben hit rock bottom. To swing luck in his favour, temptation beckoned him at every turn. He had the opportunity to regain not only what he had lost, but so much more. But Ben soon realized everything he gained came at a price. At its core, The Secret Manuscript is a riveting tale about a broken human spirit triumphing in the face of adversity, by any means necessary. *** friendship, inheritance, secret, thriller, mystery, manuscript, timetravel, wattpadstar...Complete
FOREVER WITH U(Too close to love you)English version
Noel Carter never planned on falling for someone like him. He's distant. Arrogant. The kind of boy everyone warns you about. A player. Toxic. Dangerous in ways she doesn't fully understand. On her first day of college, she meets him at his worst - broken, angry, and pushing the world away. She should've stayed out of it. Instead, she stepped closer. The more she tries to hate him, the more she sees the cracks beneath the surface. The hurt. The darkness he hides behind sharp words and cold stares. But loving someone who doesn't know how to love back comes with consequences. Now Noel is caught between healing him... or losing herself in the process. Because sometimes the most dangerous person to fall for is the one who needs you the most. AUTHORS NOTE: i also post this book on royalroads with the username dianaofficial103 and on inkitt with the username divineofficial103
Regret (Book 2, the Redemption Series)
ORGINALLY A 'PAID' STORY. NOW PUBLISHED ON AMAZON/KU *** 4 CHAPTER SAMPLE HERE *** When Jake Bryant's daughter is kidnapped for ransom, he's forced to gamble with her life in order to discover which of his enemies has taken her hostage and to what end. ***** Jake Bryant's daughter, Sam, is in trouble. Her all-star quarterback boyfriend gave her pills to help her study for a test, but the pair are caught on school grounds with the unprescribed drugs. Since Sam's grandfather is a district court judge, she gets off with a slap on the wrist. Austin isn't as lucky. But with Austin's precious future at stake, his brother attempts a Hail-Mary pass by kidnapping Sam for his release. Can Jake rescue her before time runs out, or will they both pay for her mistake with their lives? [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]Complete
Kit and Tully | Love or Music?
🎖 Featured on Teen Fiction Reading List #YA Ambassadors🎖Love or Music... Which should they choose and what price do they have to pay? Love will give Kit and Tully a future together, but music can make Tully's dream come true. Sixteen-year-old Kit has zero interest in new guy, Tully, a nobody who's always there for her. Neither of them believe a half-forgotten legend is true, but once a sleeping Celtic god awakes, it's too late to turn back, too late to refuse his offer... Love or Music... Which will they choose? Breakfast Club vibes, 1990s Ireland, Normal People banter!Complete
Word Of Action!✔️
-I am not good at giving descriptions but please give my story a chance- "He was the calm and she was the storm." They always say, loving someone would turn your life upside down in a good way but I believed that it's the opposite of good, and guess what? I was right. Love was always out of my mind. I drink, eat, and breathe my work I'm the definition of work alcoholic it's the truth. Then one day when I entered this case I knew that it will let me get where I want but for the first time in my life I was wrong. I failed! Not in my work, I failed in my life and I think I deserve it. My dad always tried gaining control over me and I hated it. One day I became sick of my dad's controllers over me so I decided that no one other than me would be in control of my life. Since that day I took the remote control of my life, emotions, tears, future, work, and anything that would pop out in my mind. If you wonder what happens if I wasn't in control the answer is I don't know or let me say I didn't know! Till one day I lost the remote control and it ended up pretty bad! I don't fear love, I fear the idea of someone else having control over my heart & feelings because you never know if the person will cherish you and never break you, or maybe it's only me. I don't trust people it's a survival instinct. And me being a controlling freak over everything doesn't make it any better for me! Love is like a drug, when you have it you feel at the highest place in your life but when you lose it you'll feel miserable, that's what I learned from my story of love. If I lost Serkan I know that I'll break apart and never be the same because I love him so deeply, he's engraved in my heart. And like that when I married Serkan it was like signing a deal with the devil himself. The name of the story has a deep meaning you come to know in the story. ** The story is under editing **Complete
Espresso Love (A Dystopian Japan Novel) #Wattys2014
In Tokyo, where the System siphons thought, emotions & memories, a literature student meets a strange psychic girl and they embark on an escape from mindless agents, dream worlds and reality itself, in a soul-searching journey for love, for identity and what it means to be human. But all that remains is a peculiar coffee shop order. The novel examines the human condition, perception, socio-political systems, capitalism and consumer culture, incorporating paranoiac conspiracy theories, surreal cosmic visions, circular symbolism and shifting parallel worlds, with profound discussions of coffee, art, literature and music. [Dystopia, Magical Realism, Philosophy, Literary] #1 Sci-Fi, Spiritual; #Wattys2014 Award Winner; Featured on Wattpad, IndieReader, @DIGonUSA "Struck me to the very core of my being." "Very interesting concept of reality... Thought provoking.." "I have been turned to a whole new way of thinking because of you." "Like a seven course meal full of spice and illumination... One does not listen to a classical piece to get to its ending. No. It is the ride, the moment by moment...a genuine Masamune among stories." "It was both personable and philosophical. A rare breed of good story and thought provoking ideas... A virtual standing ovation would not be enough to encapsulate the absolute awe I have of you." "It's not a regular thing to find a piece of work that oozes sophistication and embodies literature and art." "The world Takatsu has created opens to the deeper awareness of another, the draw of another." - Mary L Tabor, Wattpad author, essayist, professor "Offers acute, almost painful observations of the minutiae of life, if life took place in a Murakami snow-globe." - IndieReader Insiders "Vapoury style that seems to hover off world at times...haunting and strange (which is good)...You're on to something different, striking." - B.W. Powe, York University English Professor, award-winning author, poet, philosopher http://EspressoLove.tkComplete
Once Upon An Us
Blurb: JC Estrella was your typical prim-and-proper, girl-next-door junior from an exclusive all-girls school. She always played it safe, always followed the rules, and never really stepped out of her comfort zone. She excelled in anything creative-drawing, painting, doodling in the margins of her notebook-but when it came to math? A major struggle. Numbers stressed her out, equations terrified her, and solving for x felt like a personal attack. At least... that was seventeen years ago-back when taking risks was the last thing on her list. Mikee Manahan was your typical hunk-next-door senior from an exclusive all-boys school. Captain of the soccer team, a consistent honor student, and annoyingly good at everything. Looks? Check. Brains? Check. Charm? Unfortunately, check. Yes, he could be a bit of a snob-but somehow, it only made him even more intriguing. At least... that was seventeen years ago-when he met the girl next door. Who would've thought that after all those years, they'd run into each other again? The former girl-next-door now wearing a skimpy top and short, ripped shorts. The former hunk-next-door... carrying a little girl in his arms. One unexpected encounter. One old diary, tucked away for seventeen years. And one question JC never really answered: "What really happened... and why does it feel like it's still not over?" So let's go back- back to the '90s, when crushes were low-key, playlists were on cassette tapes, and handwritten notes meant everything. Back to first loves, missed chances, and feelings that refused to stay in the past. Because one thing was clear... her diary was proof that once upon a time, there was a Once Upon an Us.
When Mary is caught in a scandal with one of the most notorious rakes in town, she believes the only solution to the grave trouble for her dangerous secrets is a wedding. What she didn't account for was her heart--and his. *** Adrien Haverston is a rake caught in his own trap after a seduction goes wrong. One great scandal and a bitter wedding later, he is one angry husband to Mary Featherton. But despite his vow to make her suffer for shackling him to a life he has avoided ever since, he begins to realize that the burning attraction that brought them together in the first place might just lead to something promising. But falling in love with his wife may not be as easy as he first thought, because as Adrien peels off every charming and beautiful facet of Mary, he also discovers dark and dangerous secrets--one of which has the potential to shatter him.
More detailsContent Guidelines