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The Calm Before The Storm {Short Story}

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Alaska has never had trouble expanding her comfort zone; James has never stepped out of his. 

Alaska Morment is beautiful and within one hour of being at her new school she has been welcomed warmly into the arms of the most popular group of Regence High. But popularity holds no interest to her so when she learns that the boy with the dazzling green eyes is in her biology class, she partners up with him. But when she discovers just how withdrawn he is she takes it upon herself to expand his comfort zone. 

James Villaden has become an expert at being invisible. Besides his best friend Elijah he is perfectly happy being alone and  is completely disinterested in the 'popular group'. But when the confident, gorgeous new girl approaches him in biology he is forced to reconsider his hermit lifestyle. Alaska keeps him on his toes and teaches his mind-but most of all, she pulls at his heart. 

As a child, Alaska's parents had set up treasure hunts for her and Alaska was sure this was the way to go with James. She sends him on challenges, a new one appearing in his locker every Wednesday, from talking to the most popular girl in school to trying out for the soccer team; Alaska slowly works her way at expanding James' boundaries. 

And when Alaska told her best friend that no one at Regence would catch her eye, well... maybe she was speaking too soon.All Rights Reserved

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Touchdowns and Tenderness by urmomwastasty

Luca "The Tank" Davis is a star player on the Bayview University football team, a powerful force on the field, and a guy who seems to have it all. He's got the looks, the fame, the skill, and a reputation that precedes him. Off the field, he's known for his cold, distant demeanor, and it's not hard to see why he's learned the hard way that people only want to be around him for what he can do for them. He trusts no one. But everything starts to change when he meets Isla Matthews. Isla is a quiet, invisible figure on campus who's hiding from her past. She's the girl who walks around in oversized sweaters, sits alone in the back of every lecture, and is determined to stay unnoticed. She's carrying emotional scars, and she doesn't want anyone to know. She's also never cared about football-until one day, she accidentally bumps into Luca in a library study room. They don't talk much at first, but something about Isla's sadness and Luca's bitterness intrigues the other. He can see there's more to her than she lets on. She's not chasing his fame or fortune, and that's different from every other person in his life. As their paths cross more and more-during long study sessions, group projects, and unexpected moments-they find that their pain and struggles mirror each other in unexpected ways. But while Luca's life is splashed all over social media and the front page of the campus paper, Isla remains a shadow, a quiet girl with a broken heart. The story is about them finding each other when everything around them is falling apart. It's a romance built on trust, healing, and the realization that the loudest people don't always have the deepest pain, and the quietest people aren't always the weakest.

What About Us? by creatistx

I finally looked up at him and laughed. As soon as our gazes locked I think I was going melt by the intensity in his eyes. "Just promise one thing, neonata." Dylan leaned his forehead against mine. "You and I until the end." I nodded my head and smiled at him. "Me and you." Dylan raised his head and kissed my forehead. I rested my head back on his shoulder. Me and Dylan. *** Autumn O'Ryan is quiet. Very quiet. She just sits and watches everything that goes on around her. So, she certainly doesn't miss when badass Dylan Sawyer arrives on campus. He is also very attentive and Autumn notices this right away, of course. The two of them immediately cross paths, resulting in a strange yet comfortable relationship that can't be broken. I mean opposites attract....or so they say. When Autumn's feelings for Dylan take an unexpected turn, she slowly accepts the fact that she is falling for him. And she's falling fast. Unfortunately, Dylan doesn't feel the same way. He has his eyes set on Alexis Anderson. Dylan and Autumn go on and learn so many things about each other, letting each other in, becoming closer and closer. From family issues, obsessions, and...anger issues? Follow Autumn and Dylan as they realize even the most attentive people can be oblivious to anything.

THE CURSE LOVE by A_believerlife

He pulls me closer to him and stares at me as if he wanted to express everything he wanted to. He holds my waist, moves his soft hands on my body, grabs my face, and whisper" You are mine. Wherever you would be and wherever you would go I will be there as your shadow or being your worst dream" Little do we know how a simple gesture of our action changes everything in our life. How our emotions end up by controlling our life over the things we needed to understand before the time passes out. I should have never approached him that day, at least life would have been much serene and maybe things would have been different. Wyatt Bright a prominent guy and yet divergent from Swizisters High to whom I gave the vigor to play against me. Whenever he wants to gash me, I would and when he ought me to smile, I try to give him the best faultlessness. But little did he know what was standing by for him when he comes closer to the girl whom he desired the most? Sofia Mathew tries to escape her dead and buried events and the curse she's trapped in. She tries to start a new life at Swizisters High school but unlike other girls there she goes with her deep secret she hides. Hence, after she met Wyatt everything changes but what will happen when he will get to know about her? Will he come to blow?

More Than Just That (EDITING) by MhayaRy

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OFFSIDE by annakaspian19

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Touchdowns and Tenderness

Luca "The Tank" Davis is a star player on the Bayview University football team, a powerful force on the field, and a guy who seems to have it all. He's got the looks, the fame, the skill, and a reputation that precedes him. Off the field, he's known for his cold, distant demeanor, and it's not hard to see why he's learned the hard way that people only want to be around him for what he can do for them. He trusts no one. But everything starts to change when he meets Isla Matthews. Isla is a quiet, invisible figure on campus who's hiding from her past. She's the girl who walks around in oversized sweaters, sits alone in the back of every lecture, and is determined to stay unnoticed. She's carrying emotional scars, and she doesn't want anyone to know. She's also never cared about football-until one day, she accidentally bumps into Luca in a library study room. They don't talk much at first, but something about Isla's sadness and Luca's bitterness intrigues the other. He can see there's more to her than she lets on. She's not chasing his fame or fortune, and that's different from every other person in his life. As their paths cross more and more-during long study sessions, group projects, and unexpected moments-they find that their pain and struggles mirror each other in unexpected ways. But while Luca's life is splashed all over social media and the front page of the campus paper, Isla remains a shadow, a quiet girl with a broken heart. The story is about them finding each other when everything around them is falling apart. It's a romance built on trust, healing, and the realization that the loudest people don't always have the deepest pain, and the quietest people aren't always the weakest.