Striving Stories

A Collection of distinct and soul-stirring poems.

"For the Birds" is a short story narrated by a young woman who has a hard time finishing what she started. She has the desire to create a better life for herself, but the sacrifice it requires has her giving up.

Uoiea Loreal has always been kind, carefree, loving and undeniably beautiful. She used to be a source of warmth and of course, everybody loved her for that. But what if her perfect past persona becomes the reason for a wrecked version of herself in the present? ****************************************** Loreal household has opted to leave everything behind-even their beloved homeland-for the sake of their dearest daughter. Uoiea tried so hard to forget and live like nothing's hunting her from her tragic past, burying it in the deepest part of her memory-even though she perfectly knows that nothing's gonna be normal again. Series of unexpected events unfold. Fate forcing her to face the past she's desperately running away from. Will she keep running? What if she finally finds a reason to stop, will she fight? When destiny decides to play again, will she be braver to handle it? Genre: Teen Fiction #2 in overcomingfear #2 in striving #3 comrade #53 in study

When things weigh you down, let it go.

"Loving. Trying. Aspiring" is a short story that delicately takes readers through the dark process of grieving. This book is narrated by a young woman who is grieving the passing of her best friend, Amara. Struggling to navigate life without her best friend, the narrator holds on to her faith to get her through one of the darkest times of her life.

A short poem about the strength of women in society.

just random thoughts😁 Of a Muslim girl😘

This is my second book and I sincerely hope you enjoy it like the first . Eniola is a 15 years old Albino and is going to start attending a boarding school a few kilometers from home , all her life she has been home schooled because her mother was afraid of what the other kids might say to her but now she has decided it was time to face the world. " Did you pack everything , your checks , provisions, stationary, especially your sunscreens, did you take those?" my mom asked worriedly and I snickered at her nervousness. " Mom I packed everything , you've checked seven times" she wiped the sweat off her brows and sighed " don't blame me , this is the first time I'm letting you by yourself in a mixed school for that matter , shey o ri school ti obirin mu ni" " mom we're past this, I hope they like me " my mom pulled me into a hug , brushing my already made hair " you'll be fine , you just have to be strong" so guys this is my second book and I hope you appreciate it like I am. Timesusd ❤️🥰 #albino#striving

Two kids(Suki and Carter) and their journeys through life struggles. Suki finding a life. Carter finding a home. How will these two kids paths intertwine? Find out here. Every chapter will have a hint towards what the next chapter will be about in the form of an image. Each is hand drawn. I hope you enjoy it: As I've put my soul into. it ;)

This story is dedicated to certain people I do not want to mention. It's a pretty sad story but I hope you'll like it! It's about a group of 4 people, Alaska, Annie, Shayra and Crystabelle. Annie Shayra and Crytabelle left Alaska.. This story is also about Alaska's daily life. Here it is.. Invisible!

This is a important poem for a remarkable huge influencer of my life and without her I wouldn't be here right now. ( I hope you guys love the people in your life and cherish and live with no regrets).

A young man named Femi has to run away from his past mistakes but what we don't know is if nemesis would catch up on him, or he'd be a free man once again.

A journey TO , THROUGH and FOR a dream that i have.... It's something I've wanted in dreams, yet haven't put to motion in reality yet. So this is me, planning and plotting and playing to win this ..... For i want myself to Remember the promise I made myself- when this Year (2022) began..... It's a ticking Clock, and I a Lagging Promise

BEING A TEEN SERIES: BIMBO (BOOK 4) That line, that fucked up imaginary line. I like you, you like Bose, Bose likes John, John likes Feyi, Feyi like Kunle, Kunle like Jumoke, Jumoke likes Daniel, Daniel likes me. We all know that fucked up imaginary "love" circle. The people we like never like us back. They either like someone and that someone else ends up liking you or that usual crazy line. One sided love is something nobody wishes for, everybody wants the people we love to us back and however for everybody, that's not the case. For Adewole-Adedeji Abimbola, hers was the complete opposite. She had liked Paul for a long time;since their preschool days and the latter barely acknowledged her. He hated her being around him and being around him was something Bimbo enjoyed. Until Paul asked her best friend to be his girlfriend and despite the both knowing her feelings, they both went ahead to date each other and so Bimbo lost three things. She lost her dream guy, she lost her best friend and she also lost her heart. She was too heartbroken and became cold and distant to everyone. Her character took on a new phase as she shut everyone out. She focused on her books and topped the class leaving both her best friend and Paul running after her. With her new cold and indifferent attitude, she barely noticed a particular someone who had eyes on her since forever. But she never noticed him. Meet Adeleke Jeremiah, Boston International College, social prefect. Tall, lean and he had an amazing athletic build. He played football too and the whole female population had eyes on him but Jeremiah enjoyed being low profile. What on earth that attracted him to his one year junior;he couldn't decipher it at all. He even went ahead to stalk her on IG and someone he was on her contact list yet they never spoke. When Jeremiah is assigned to her class as her Prep Captain, sparks finally fly. Sometimes, who we want is not the best for us.

Clarice Louisette Maurez was traumatized by her past relationship and closed her life to love. Starting that day she didn't believe in love anymore and started to have a new beginning But by the word new beginning, she didn't know that this "New Beginning" was her new beginning to love again. ....If you want to know what happened to Clarice's " New Beginning." read this story.

She flicked open her eyes and closed them again as the rays of the sun started brightening the room, fumbling about for her mobile phone, which was supposed to be on the bedside stool... But, she could not feel any stool at all nearby. Alarmed, her eyes flew open and she sat up at once, 'where am I?' Was the only question that occupied her mind, and to which she could not find an answer. She looked around the room, hoping to find something to aid her memory, something to help her identify her location, anything at all... An abrupt knock from the door got her startled to a sharp alertness, her heart was beating fast, almost too fast, as she thought of how to protect herself from whoever was at the other side of the door... The knock came again, increasing her inner turmoil, then the knob turned and the door creaked open, the light almost blinding her as she tried to make out the 'visitor', to be sure of whether or not she definitely needed to protect herself from them. Smiling, he strolled in leisurely into the room, a tray in his hands, 'Good morning', he greeted as he dropped the tray on the bed before her.... 'Who was she actually??' And, of course, 'who was he??'

There was a girl named Alexandra. Alexandra always strived to be the best in everything. She just liked competing with everyone else. But then she saw the trick in competing with herself. You are your own competition were the words she said.

This story is about a girl named Hailey Muraski who is striving to become an actress. But one thing changes it all......