Homebeforedarkcontest Stories

Born into abuse is about a young girl named Journey being born into an abusive family. Journey begins to lose her self emotionally and struggles with depression. She begins to write and find out what happiness is really about.

Deployment can be tuff. Being away from home, missing family, and creating a new relationship are only a few problems. What happens when that relationship places your career on the line? What happens when a lie stands to dismount 30 years of service to this county. Will the lie destroy everything you earned, or will someone step up and tell the truth?

This book is about three teenagers who sent a message but it accidentally goes around the world. And the Boys school ended up getting shut down until they know who send the Message around the world. Will the boys own up and tell the truth to get the school open or will they tell a lay found put in in this book. WATCH OUT THEY COULD BE ON YOUR PHONE NOW!

A short story on Andy and the Pacu fish!

As I set there, in my chair I realized that I was the only girl with this unique look. I was not like her, but why was that such a disadvantage? Was it my hair and its coils? Was it my ebony skin? Was it because I wasn't thin? This audition was the only thing I ever wanted but yet all I felt was insecure. I needed this job not just for me but for my mom and so I must stand up for myself... She should not have touched my hair and all its glory and so I did the unthinkable and I...

Cassia Lawson seeks the truth in the murder of a friend, even at the expense of her own safety.

This is the true story of the moment I lost my best friend due to one horrible lie.

Isabelle, young and curious of her friend. Someone who stayed mysterious and she was led on by someone she thought was a close friend of his

My entry for the #homebeforedarkcontest Have you ever wondered what it's like to die? Have you ever wondered what comes after death? Scarlett Baker was only 14 when she was tragically killed in a robbery. Her soul was erased from her body for exactly 47 minutes until, she was brought back to life. But durning the time she was dead, she discovered secrets were being kept from her, and her entire nation. What will she do when she realizes the future of her world depends on her unveiling these lies about death? Disclaimer : This has nothing to do with suicide. It's simply saying that heaven is better than earth. And also, for those whom know me personally, I chose the name Scarlett because I couldn't think of any other name.

On a late shift Elijah notices his neighbor Mr. Parker acting strange. He follows him after his shift is over and discovers something that will change his life forever.

My dad taught me something before he was killed while pursuing the truth. "The truth isn't something that should be taken away or warped. The truth is a given right that all creatures, man, woman, or child, should be allowed to hear it no matter the cost." That was the last thing he told me before he walked out that door 10 years ago. Little did I know that he wouldn't make it back home that night. I was 10 years old when the Vescarian government had my father killed for trying uncover the truth. What is the truth you ask, the truth about the last living dragon that roamed this land. He was a protector to some, evil to others, to me though, he was a noble soul that didn't deserve his death. King Aidan killed the last dragon and covered it up for unknown reasons. My name is Roland, I'm a half dragon half human hybrid, and I'm right on the same trail as my father was.

Little princess from The Alva Kingdom suddenly missing. The kingdom family and their people, can't hide their saddened to acknowledge about that. Nobody knows and see, where their little princess go and with whom. Darkness come to this kingdom for so long.

Growing up Alexandra never really knew anything outside of death and destruction in her small little town. She was face to face with death many times before not knowing why it was happening or how to fix it. After a mysterious fire 10 years ago that left Alexandra alone and scared in the world, and feeling strange in an extra terrestrial way, she comes back to find answers 2 days before her 25th birthday.

Sixteen year old Freda Hollingsworth tells her truth for the first time to her therapist right after she finds out the results to her pregnancy test. No matter what the results are, her life is never going to be the same after that night. #HomeBeforeDarkContest

A confession of truth. My journey of self discovery in less than 500 words.

What happens when you promise to keep a secret? You promised to not tell, but you're worried. What do you do?

Drama, romance, and secrets. These are the everyday building blocks of the American high school experience, and Caldwell High School is no exception. Armed with nothing more than the power of journalism, Eliza Johnson faces the hallways filled with the schools pack of mean girls, the jerky football team and the quite new kid with something to hide. #HomeBeforeDark Contest

In school there are various ways of getting someone's attention just as well as it's various ways of ignoring someone. Everyday they made school nasty like a rotten apple. These three girls, Courtney, Maya and Tiffany were like the main female crew of our high school. They were pretty, rude, and supposedly intellectual. Kiara and Alyssa wasn't aware of the day in school they were about to have fulled with bullying and nasty comments.