Shawrocketfundcontest Stories

"Although I loved her, I hated how perfect she was, everything I did seemed to be overshadowed by her own success." "He was everything I wasn't, and despite him not believing in himself, he was always better than me in more ways than I could describe." **** After moving into another school from the alma mater of his older sister, Ralph Janson tries to overcome the reputation and expected success his sibling has left for him and to outgrow the expectations set on him due to his bloodline relations. Lilian Janson is struggling to maintain her perfect image, despite her ideal persona, she feels herself slipping away after finding a peak in her own accomplishments. She finds herself at a breaking point, and unsure of who to rely on at her weakest. With family ties, broken bonds, and struggling relationships, will Ralph be able to shift this narrative as his own? And will Lilian have the strength to prevail despite at her worst? The Untold Rivalry of the Janson Family is unveiling slowly, and it will either be the thing that strengthens their bonds, or breaks their ties for good.

my life

That's a story of teens who were forcibly brought into the camp trying to make things less boring and enjoy being young. This story tells about the 4 main teens dealing with boredom, discovering themselves, and having fun while waiting for the camp to end. PS. this is not a coming-out kinda LGBTQ story. Let teens be just teens. I don't want to push anything, this is just a simple, comfort story.

Kudrat is a young girl that has dreams as high as the birds, but with a community that is full of traditions and duties, is she able to live out her dream? or will she forever be haunted by her responsibilities and duties?

First time writing a story and publishing it for others to read. I'm hoping that I can get light criticism on my writing and that if people are expecting progress in the story then ill be motivated to actually finish a book for once. i suck at metaphors and idioms so if there are any suggestions to change any of them in the story id be happy to consider them. I want to thank any of the people who do help and advise me in advance. Please read the preface and let me know of there are anything's that would sound better, or if the book sounds good and i should continue it. this book will hopefully be part of a series called 'Of Your Being')this book isn't planned and I'm just making it up as I go, definitely boy x boy might be girl x girl or/ and girl x boy ,curse words, may include suicidal thoughts or actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Cainen is a famous dancer on Sway, an international app shared around and loved by billions across the world. On camera he looks like he has it all, fame, money, looks, and happiness. Though the true Cainen is actually living a life away from all of those things and he'd just rather not let someone see the truth. All he knows is that everyone around him seems rich and happy so he wants that façade too, though soon he meets Harmen, the first person he's ever personally met that held death in their eyes. Harmen was unlike anyone Cainen had ever seen. He'd rather be farther away from everyone and he didn't try to hide that, unlike Cainen. Cainen wants to open up to this person but he hasn't truly opened up to anyone and what makes it even worse is that for some reason Harmen is uncomfortable with men that are even one age older than he is. Will Cainen and Harmen be able to unlock each others secrets to console their pasts or will Cainen give up on his happiness like Harmen and just except the world for how it is?

I felt the pain, the darkness puling me in. As my eyes watered in the night it made my heart ace more than ever knowing I was alone in this unfortunate world. In just a moment I had lost everything that I held deep in my heart my home, my family and even the most dearest of my friends.

In an old abandoned theatre there is an inscription. You can't read it, unless you can..... But beware the curse that comes with. A lifetime of adventure awaits.

Everything I wanted to say, everything that I couldn't. Just honest feelings from a dishonest person. Oblivion: the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one. . Excerpt from book: She was the one who brought white flowers, who cried and cried at his grave. The flowers knew nothing of what had trespassed, but yet they embraced his grave as their own and lay there till they withered and passed away. No flower met another anymore. Each one was buried in their own graveyard. Their own destiny, their own world. But all met the same end. Each and every flower withered and withered till it could not be found anymore. ''We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.'' -Dead Poets Society

A poor young girl is shamed for loving women, and after being disowned by her parents turns to her girlfriend, Mollie, for security and a new life.

In a cozy, decrepit bar in Itaewon, Heechul runs a successful business alone. He has regular patrons who keep him company, and keep a roof over his head. His passion is staying hydrated every day to maintain his dewy complexion and his taps keep him satisfied. However, the water doesn't taste quite right... Not far away, Gunhee is the top hairdresser on the hill. But he has a secret he must keep hidden from his customers at all costs. What will happen when this secret comes out? What happens when their worlds collide? Neck Deep is a story about love, loss and the five stages of grief.

Two thieves find a strange young girl in a building meant to be abandoned. Nothing about her makes any sense. Will they figure her out in time?

A world with a controlled population, Where in the end, society will be a smaller nation. A place where the government has many plans, But those plans will lead to terror and scams, As riots occur to take down the leading group, They never know who's part of the government's troop. Who will stop them? Who will tear the plant by the stem? Will the master scheme be blown to smithereens, Or will the government win and remain unseen? - Grace Smith

The world is rapidly changing. Can Charlie fight hard enough to survive? Who will be left to help?

Diana immediately reached for her inhaler and brought it to her lips, breathing erratically. Once she calmed down a bit, it was short-lived when she forgot momentarily that there was someone there with her. That someone being Charles Dyer. That someone who was looking at her with a raised eyebrow, his green eyes sparkling. That someone- 'Get ahold of yourself, Diana!' She thought harshly. - When Diana Ainsworth is approached by her crush, Charles Dyer, her life is unexpectedly turned upside down. Or sideways. However you want to put it. #ShawRocketFundContest

The Hunt: The males past 25 must choose one of the portals of the multiverse and then go through it. They have 1 moon cycle to find their mate on that planet and bring them back to their earth. If they do not succeed in that time, they will both die. Roman hadn't found his mate yet so he chose to take the leap of his fate. After all, he couldn't lead the biggest pack of his earth on his own now could he? But what will happen to him once the need for power will come in the mix and corrupt it? I guess you'll have to read to find out!

Min Kye, a fifteen year-old, has lived in Canada her entire life. Despite knowing the Canadian culture, she's rejected by her peers for a reason that she doesn't even know herself. Min thinks it's her Korean culture that bothers other people and slowly, she begins to distance herself from her family's traditions and values. She's lived almost everywhere with her dad's shifting job, but nowhere has she found a penpal or an Instagram friend. She's tried to fit in with every group out there, but none let her in. She's so focused on trying to make her mark in Canada, that she hasn't noticed the new Indian boy, Ajay, who is in the same situation as she is in. Min has two options left: she can either move back to Korea with her aunt (who had been experiencing the same issues) or she and this new boy can team up and take the entire ignorant school down. Either way, things won't be easy. Join Min as she experiences feelings of friendship, and learns the difference between rejection and acceptance and how to stand up for herself. This was written for the ShawRocketFund contest!

𝐼𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑'𝑠 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑝𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟- those who are shadow-dwellers and those who are mute. Born into a family of shadowdweller's, Isleen is believed to be a lowly mute and stands in stark contrast against the shadowdwellers whose supernatural abilities makes them godly. But Isleen knows she's a Somnium, a dream controller who can see the future in her sleep, an ability long believed extinct. Her world spirals out of control when she decides to change the future and she saves the long lost prince from death. Four years pass and Isleen regrets the future she saved. She wishes she had allowed the prince, who is now the most famous assassin in Ardrhalis, to die. But a twist of fate leads her to the royal palace, where she is drawn into the shadowdweller world and forces her to meet the mysterious grim reaper, who knows more about Isleen's past than herself. Isleen's actions put into motion a deadly and violent dance, pitting her against her own heart.

As I open my eyes, I am blinded by a ray of sun shining into my room. It felt like every other morning. Unknowingly to me, my life was about to change, forever.

Garret Smith was at school when one of his friends was bullied because he was black. Garret knew he had to help his friend. Rage built in him as he tried to help his friend. Little did garret know that there was a painful hit coming his way. Liver shot.