Under1k Stories

Eleana only wanted to get away. A hike through a vast national park seemed like the perfect chance to clear her head and leave behind the life she no longer recognised as her own. Among the endless trails and towering pines, she begins to breathe again, finding unexpected joy in new friendships and daring adventures. But the wilderness holds more than just peace and beauty. As Eleana forges new friendships and embraces unexpected adventures, a darker force emerges-one that threatens to pull her back into the shadows she thought she'd escaped. With the help of the people she meets on the trail, Eleana must confront the pain she's carried for too long and face the dangers that stand in her way. To survive-both in the park and within herself-she'll have to find the strength to step into the person she was always meant to become. A story of resilience, friendship, and self-discovery.

In Holmes Chapel, the boy to love was the one with the curls and the dimples, the one whose smile was as sweet as the cakes he frosted. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hallie is a lively optimistic girl from Holmes Chapel ready to take on the world. She is brilliantly bold and confident, but can a curly haired boy from her youth make her weak and jittery? And there's Georgie- a quiet reserved girl from the US who is trying to escape the things that held her down and begin to live her life for herself again. Will a certain Irish cutie help her figure out what that looks like?

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Rashida decides to start writing her fanfiction after getting negative messages about her oc online. But when she wakes up to find herself in the world she loves, she wonders why the man who harassed her was transported here too. I am not entering this into the 'give me a break!' contest, but I was inspired by the one of the prompts: whatever is written becomes true the next day. It is under 1,000 words.

Fiona is just an average girl with a crush. But what she doesn't realize is that her life is about to be turned upside down when she is scouted by a model agency; is this her big chance to be noticed? A story for hopeless romantics about young love and learning how to love yourself.

Every morning at 9 AM, Marlon unlocks the door to his bookstore. Only one person ever comes in. He's grown to care for the kid, even if all he ever does is leave a mess and treat the place like his own personal library. He'd be fine if everything stays just as it does now. But of course, nothing ever goes his way.

Hana never thought she would lose her mother so soon. As she tries to work her way through grief, loneliness and sorrow, she meets Zacharia, who is her polar opposite. Everything separates them and puts them on different ends of the spectrum. So, after one fateful meeting at the airport, they don't imagine they'll ever meet again. But destiny had other plans for them. Crashing them together, it forces them to connect over an unexpected factor.

Hiring [✔ ] On hold [ ] Closed [ ] ------ Hey there! Welcome to the Pioneer Poets Community. We're here to make your life as a poet on wattpad as stress-free and fun as possible. We're looking for talented people to help manage our account. This community is all about helping each other grow, so if you're looking for a family of poets, you've come to the right place. Step inside the book to find out more! ------ Cover designed by @17mysery

Allison is a small town girl who wants to escape her past. Jamie is in a band that is increasingly gaining fame. What will happen when they cross paths? Will Jamie find the missing piece he has been looking for? And how will Allison's dark secret affect everything? TW for this book.

Ever since I was young, I believed in mermaids. In fact, I have seen one before. Not any of that fake stuff you see on the internet, I saw her swimming in the ocean. No one believed me though. But I knew they were real. As I grew older, my family and I went on a trip across the ocean for a year. When we got back, I got my own place on the beach in the Caribbean. Living on my own was so exciting, but about to get much more interesting. I didn't just see a mermaid. I met one. Beneath the Waves. Copyright © 2016. All Rights Reserved.

Harper always felt like she was drowning in pain. Her past always seemed to haunt her. Day and Night. All she wanted to do was get away from it all: The Group home Her memories And all the people who hurt her... Surfing let her do that. Surfing was the only thing that seemed worth going on for. Until a group of angsty teens, and anything but normal guys, forced their way into her life. The Daniels, her new foster family, which consisted of Aiden, Josh, Jesse, and Logan. She spent years trying to hide her dark past into the corners of her mind. But what happens when someone forces everything to come crashing back in waves? Can the Daniels help her if they don't know what's hurting her? Or is she just in too deep?

Sophie Carter has two main focuses in life: work and education. Nothing gets in her way.. except the endless, rowdy parties from her upstairs neighbor. When she finds out he's moving she almost throws a party herself, until she realizes the new neighbor can be even more distracting. Austin Price loves his life and lives it to the fullest. He's young and doesn't want to answer to anyone. When a set of circumstances have him moving to a new University, he wants to focus on himself and have a fun, care-free summer. His plans to have no plans may be interrupted when he meets his neighbor downstairs. Will Austin help Sophie explore a new side of life? Will Sophie help Austin explore a new side of love? Or will their differences prove too much and keep them apart? "Come on, Sophie. Instead of reading about all of these adventures, go on one yourself."

A short and curly pig-tale by a British-bred writer. The second in a series of funny, unique short stories.

Imogen Rute is a city girl looking to move away for college from a terrible home life and the death of her mother. College life is going great until Imogen finds out about a girl who went missing and her steps down a similar path. Meeting new friends who have her back may be the only thing keeping her safe. Imogen finds herself falling in love, but who's lurking, watching and waiting for the opportunity to snatch her? Falling in love is hard, what's harder is having everything she once thought she knew challenged, and some new friends may not be as friendly as they seem. Imogen finds the transition to college may be more difficult than anticipated. Teaser: "Come here doll." I'm pulled by my wrist into his warm, strong arms. Safe arms. Even after all this time, every time we touch I feel the tingling. That happy feeling where your heart soars, as if there's no better place in the world you could be. That's what Levi's arms feel like to me. "It's OK Immy, they arn't coming back, and if they do, they'll have hell to pay." I allow his stroking my soft dirty blonde soothe me, for now. I just wish I could believe him...

Being a teenager is tough, and that's before you factor in the boys, jealous exes and developmental issues. -------------------------------------- "Hello? Who is this?" I asked. Silence replied my question. "Hello? Is anyone there?" I was about to hang up but then a quiet whisper came through the other end of the line. "Stay away from him." "What? who? Who is this?" Fear started to creep into my voice. "Just stay away, I don't want to have to do something drastic." Their voice was cold, sending shivers down my spine. "Who is this? Who do you want me to stay away from?" The other end was silent. "Hello?" I heard two consecutive beeps then looked at my phone; the call had disappeared, almost as if it had never happened. -------------------------------------- Mei has wished she was normal all her life. Getting bullied as a kid, mocked for falling over all the time, has left her trying to avoid as much sport as possible. Although, despite being dyspraxic, she still couldn't escape PE lessons, even when she got to Sixth Form. One PE lesson, she falls over in front of her crush and he offers to teach her to kayak. She has mixed feelings about participating in a sport after loathing them so much. Mei soon realises there's more to worry about than being clumsy, though, when her crush's ex brings herself into the scene.

Random short stories, contest entries, etc. that I have written that have no other home for now.