Diversityinlit Stories

Once there lived a King who was heartless, who left a trail of broken hearts and he found a gem, a concubine who was adamant to prove that she could entertain him without touching him. And so she began, "Once upon a time..."

"Are you my Karma in a masquerade, punishing me for my sins, while I was falling in love with you?" Nicholas cried, stepping closer. I withered by the sofa as he flooded his glass with wine, it's scarlet staining the trail of struggle betwixt us. His drunken face plastered with a forceful smirk that failed to hide his painful eyes, as he raised his glass at me. "I raise a toast to your successful pretentiousness." "My lie was hiding my truth, but my love wasn't. And the truth is, I don't deserve to love or be loved. You fell in love with everything about me, yet not me," I confessed, as tears seeped down my eyes, filling my empty glass. He crashed his heavy body on mine, as his wine drained down my transparent shirt stripping my misfit identity. His hands tugged at my skirt, unzipping it, as I held him midway. "No-" I hissed. "I fell in love with a human. But you were only a delusion," Arjun expressed. ••••• ❝To bully or be bullied, to love and yet be hated- The third gender only knows the extremes.❞ Things have never been simple for Karnika aka Karn, a trans person who identifies as 'female'. And life takes a turn when she is forced to juggle as a male and a female, in and outside school. To complicate things further, her love Arjun knows both Karn and Karnika, but as two different individuals. As the yarn of her dual life unfurls intertwining her in its threads of complications, how long can she withhold her truth from the love of her life? 18 in #transgirl (28.04.19)

"Hello, Miss Akira, welcome to the most confusing road trip you have ever encountered; life." // ongoing

In a small west coast town where the most exciting thing that happens is the community bingo league, a misfit band dreams on. Constantly fighting with her music-rejecting mother, all Carmin dreams of is a chance to run away with the band and never come back. Never speaking out of fear of having nothing meaningful to say, Elyza hopes to find his voice and find his confidence in creating music. Being a rich boy with neglecting parents, Ryan wants to prove to his parents that he is somebody and that he can make something of his life. Having a voice all artist dream of, Vander wants to prove to the world he is more than what he appears to be and can follow through with his dreams. They all know that they have talent, that they have novelty, that they have unity, and that they'll hit it big. All they need is thier big break, the perfect opportunity. And that perfect opportunity comes with the arrival of a new band mate: Usha. Finally replacing their old burn-out of a guitarist, their dreams appear to be closer than ever before. But they are still out of reach. Until one performance brings them a poster and a road trip to the big city. They might of found their chance. But the road to fame is a road filled with forks and divides. With hopes and failures resting on the backs of the band, someone will have to make the once-in-a-lifetime decisions: continuing their struggle for the spot light together or splitting the band apart in an effort to go solo.

| WATTPAD EDITOR'S CHOICE | Major Aula Reed is a Canadian fighter pilot, veteran astronaut, and closeted bisexual. She's stationed on the second International Lunar Base or ILUB-2 with seven other crewmates. To be separated from Earth means facing radiation, meteorites, and equipment failure while under constant public scrutiny. For Aula, it also means struggling with memories of ILUB-1: the worst disaster in space exploration since the shuttle era. While she tries not to let her first mission overshadow her second, the Moon is an unforgiving place. It only takes one mistake, no matter how small, for history to repeat itself. This is a story of the near future informed by the lives of today's astronauts, whose triumphs and tragedies are immortalized in the public eye.

mellie simon is broken and certain that it will stay that way. derek lim is certain to change that. extended summary inside started 29/3/20

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Irha Noor watches the world from behind a thick glass wall. A wall concocted from the lies she tells herself daily, lies she had formulated to prevent herself from harsh realities. But what would she do when the glass shatters and she confronts the bittersweet truth about the real world? Would she finally understand the derivation of life? Or would she choose to remain conflicted as ever?

❝You can't spell "haram" without the "ha" in Hannah.❞ ❝Just like how you can't spell "Zohan" without the "han" in Hannah?❞ ❝...❞ ❝Didn't think that far, huh?❞ ❝Yes. And I think I need a new name.❞ ------------------------------------------ Hannah Holden isn't a fan of Christmas. Zohan Muhammad is a Muslim. They really don't like each other. Just because they bicker (flirt) in and out of the lecture hall doesn't mean anything. And yet, here they are at the local mart, stuck under a mistletoe with a significantly large audience shouting at them to "just make out already!" ...And people wonder why they think Christmas sucks. ----------------------------------------- a/n: wonderful cover by vividly_dreaming.

Disclaimer: It would be bold of you to assume I know exactly what I am writing. There weren't many things in life that Nabila cared about, but her three friends were very close to her heart, or what she let herself feel of it. The last thing she wanted was a friend of hers to become distant, but that's exactly what happened. Nabila wanted to help her friend, but in all of this, the anxieties and insecurities she ran from caught up to her, and when she ran further, she found herself in crossroads with a boy the blend of words and flaws and a gift he's unaware of, a boy she had no intention of befriending, but also the boy who strangely becomes her confidant. Nabila had her hand stretched so her friend could grab onto it and come out of their rabbit hole, but maybe she needed someone, a friend, to pull her out of hers. Too bad she doesn't acknowledge she's in a rabbit hole.

It all started with the end of the world. [Watty's shortlist 2018. Extended summary inside.]

What happens when you've planned this perfect Christmas and never knew a new piece would have to be added? What happens when the Christmas comes with something or someone? A childhood enemy Eighteen year old Eboseremen Irabor was given the opportunity to plan the perfect Christmas for her family but she knew it was bound to go one way with the arrival of someone whom she never planned for, Jagajaga. © Emmanuella Omonigho, 2018

a collection of extras: short stories, rants, and competition entries. a place for me to add all my works that don't belong in a story of their own.

Anakin Kingsley - insomniac nerd - and his so called "Highwalkers" decided to spend their whole summer convincing the mayor of Eastmarshe to get his shit together and sell his precious gems. Here my friend let me guide you in this bizarre adventure. TAKE NOTE: This is not a Star Wars fanfic, I'm in the hype but I really suck at writing fanfics. WHAT TO EXPECT: Prophetic 20th-21st century pop culture references. All rights reserved. 2016.

#26 | SS 270317 pervorto (lat.) - to destroy, ruin, undo, corrupt. ❝i'm so used to being used.❞ in which an innocent college student is forced to pay for her brother's careless, dirty mistakes the worst way possible.

Priya's world has been on pause after the death of her mother but that doesn't mean everything else has stopped. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Small warnings for those who are planning on reading this book. It is my first time writing on wattpad and in general so there may be typos, slow moving plots, and repetitive wording. I'm sorry in advance for those inconveniences. If you weren't scared away by those warnings then I would like to say thank you for the support and enjoy!

(To be rewritten!) Shortlisted for the Wattys 2018! Peter Pan. The boy who never grew up. The boy who makes all your wishes come true with the help of a fairy. What if I told you that was all a lie? That the boy who never grew up was really a monster who feeds on young boys' youth? And he got my brother and I'm going to get him back no matter what the costs. Me and everyone else who lost someone to Peter Pan. We're the Lost Girls.

"Falling in love with you was the last thing on my mind..." he found himself pouring out his heart to her. "So what? You just wanted to smash and run?" Kina asked, eyes brimming with warm tears. "Kina," Jeff's voice was low and serious, his eyes full of uncertain intensity. "I love you. I'm not letting you go." ................... This is a story of a girl who lived life to the fullest, clubbing and parting. Kissing Strangers was her doctrine and never falling in love was a rule...at least after her boyfriend of two years left her with a gaping hole in her heart. Now, meeting and falling for this new man is a whole new experience for Kina. Will she be able to set aside her ridiculous standards? or will her heart get the better of her? Find out in this raw story about fear, shame and love!