Young Adult

The Standwell Estate
On her walk home that morning, Greer could not help but reminisce about the night before. Charles had never hinted seriously about a marriage between the two of them. They had laughed and joked together. Made fun of the town’s obvious opinion of them, but never came close to a near proposal. She was not even sure if that was what happened last night. Still she could not help the thought that entered her mind next; “Do I belong with Charlie Rue?”
By Erica Ables4 years ago in Fiction
Even Though I Stayed
Experiencing the peak of Autumn in the quaint midwestern town I’ve lived in for my entire life is usually just enough to make me want to stay— familiar faces from years past aren’t quite as enticing, but oddly comforting nonetheless.
By Samantha4 years ago in Fiction
A Wandering Nerve
Waking in unfamiliar surroundings was a feeling she knew well, confused and dehydrated, with a dull ache in the head that made her reluctant to open her vinegar eyelids. A white hot light met her pupils causing her lids to snap shut again replacing the bright light with large seared orbs, seemingly trapped beneath the membrane of skin.
By Nathalie Limon4 years ago in Fiction
Popcorn & Prosecco
I met my future self. I keep saying it and people don’t believe me. They think I’ve entered the realm of positive thinking, energies brought on by crystals and witches. They don’t understand. But I did, I made a deal with my future self. It happened in a dream.
By Breana Ricketts4 years ago in Fiction
Moments Make Memories
They had been sixteen, neither of them knowing where they were going, and neither of them expected to last long enough to figure it out. At that point they’d been friends for just shy of a year, though they both agreed it felt like a lifetime.
By Leilani Vazquez4 years ago in Fiction
My Universe
It was 2am in the morning, she woke up due to full bladder. Upon return to her bed, she can't help but smile upon seeing the figure peacefully sleeping on the right side of the bed. Everyday, she thought she is dreaming. And if this is a dream, she wanted to sleep forever. She also smiled as she always recall how she ended up with the love of her life.
By Hermione Hope 4 years ago in Fiction
The Best Friend I've Ever Had
The first apartment caught my eye; it was the only one with its lights on. With blood-stricken hands, I reached for the knocker at the top of the door. Nathan was my best friend, so I hoped he would understand me coming unannounced. Since he moved one town over, I wasn't even sure I was at the right location, but it was the only place I thought I would be safe.
By ToyaRenee 4 years ago in Fiction
Staying is Always Preferable To Leaving
Most of us will lose a loved one at some point in our lives. For some, it happens early, while for others, it occurs later. Not surprisingly, the number of unanswered questions after a loved one dies is often inversely related to the ages of the survivors.
By Anthony Chan4 years ago in Fiction
Thousand Years of Love
Frost City is located in the ancient glacier, an extremely cold place covered with snow all year round. Luo is a pure white riding on a beautiful unicorn, with a name that is as fast as lightning. Xue Bai has entered the ancient glacier, and the icy cold wind roars and blows Luo's flowing long hair. With a few cold drops on his face, it turns out that it is snowing, and the snow has suppressed the violent wind, and the world is quiet. Raise her face and let Xuexue lightly stroke his face. "Ruyi" is a spirit beast. It is human, so it automatically slows down and enjoys the softness and warmth of this cold world with Luo! Go deeper, Luo Cai Understand why this place is called the Ancient Glacier, because there is indeed a glacier as wide as a large lake. This glacier is blue, clear, and transparent, but there are no living creatures. Occasionally, a piece of ice floats and collides with the ice in the river and makes a sound. It spread far in this open space. Suddenly the keen sense of "Ruyi" was no longer leisurely, and he let out a heavy roar, Luo retracted his viewing eyes, and a village seemed to be looming in the fluttering snow, faintly drifting with the breeze. The smell of blood, there is no need for Luo to speak, "Ruyi" has rushed away like lightning, the closer, the stronger the smell of blood in the air, finally. ----- Luo is shocked, and he is really hell in front of him, terrible. , The huge village is silent, silent because of death! There are corpses everywhere, it should be accurate to say that there are corpses of men, women, and children! Luo's face is red and distorted with anger and pain. After a long time, he jumped to the ground and put his hands together. The condolences of the people who died unjustly! Then use the method to summon the wind to roll up a thousand layers of snow to bury this dead village, and drop three blood-red characters "Xuefei Village" on this big snowdrift.
By Muhiuddin Alam4 years ago in Fiction
Tuesday Isn't Here Yet
"You absolute idiot." Your grin betrays you, but the blue hair dye that will forever stain the sink is a reminder that you're telling the truth. My mom will kill me one of these days. At this point I'm just tempting fate.
By Margaret4 years ago in Fiction
A Story Unimportant
There once was a girl in a yellow sundress whose name is unimportant, but she is. There once was a boy whose name was also unimportant, but he was much more sensibly dressed for the November weather in a fleece-lined jacket. However, the pinnacle of unimportance was the fact that they were strangers in a hotel in some rather bustling city. The girl knew that being strangers was the pinnacle of unimportance because she had never met a stranger. She proceeded to waltz her way over to the boy with a crooked grin and warmth in her eyes uncharacteristic for the chilly day. The boy glanced up just in time to be amazed by the fire in her stare (amazing because it never burned anyone) and to hear her as she said, “Hey there, where are you from?”
By Margaret4 years ago in Fiction
The power of the mind
Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Jordan with a heart of gold. She would always smile and say hi to everyone she saw. She had a very close relationship with her mom. Jordan had been through things no little girl should. She wet the bed a lot growing up but she never knew why. She was always ashamed and afraid that people at school would find out. Growing up, her mind had suppressed those memories to protect her. As she got older (in middle school) she started to remember bits and pieces of the bad things that had happened. It started to put a mental drain on her. She couldn't focus during online school and would zone out when people were talking to her. It caused her so much pain that she started to overthink little things, as small as a five-second interaction with a friend. Jordan always made sure to be a safe space for her friends. But who would be her safe space? Jordan tried to have her grandma be her safe space while her mom was at work, but that didn't work out. Her grandma said it was causing a strain on her too so she couldn't help Jordan anymore. That made her sad because while Jordan's mom was at work she would have no one to help her control her emotions. After 2 years of online schooling, Jordan's mom let her go back to school because she knew it would help Jordan since she had been wanting to go back for so long. It was only under one condition that Jordan would take all the necessary precautions around any and everyone. Of course, she agreed, and she even got to go to her dad's house the summer before she started in-person school. Jordan didn't have much time to dwell and sulk because while at her dad's she was always doing something. Whether it was going to the park, watching her siblings, going to the gym, or even reading a book.
By JM4 years ago in Fiction