"I don't have terrible problems, and I know my life isn't bad like other people's", I added. "But it's as if I'm half and half", I shrugged. "Half satisfied, half disappointed, half happy, half sad". "I know it's silly though", I corrected myself while sitting up and shaking my head. "I know I don't have the right to say I feel-". "You don't have to be miserable to have depression", Matthew cut in while looking into the horizon. "You don't have to be poor, or unloved, or even bullied to feel like you're losing all hope", he added. Looking right ahead, he placed his hand on the water and threw some ahead, creating a 'splash' sound that interrupted our quietness. "You don't need water to feel like you're drowning", he pointed while looking at me with an intense look, as if begging me to understand and take my words back. "Never apologize for your feelings", he continued while moving a bit closer to me. "They are there for a reason".

Rosaline sage Emerson a sweetheart who just wants to see a smile on everyone's faces. After graduating high school and moving to Seattle to live with her aunt, she is determined to continue her education and find her very own version of happiness in the new place. Damian Alaric villarey, he's a guy you look at from afar but don't go close to. He has an inner circle that he somewhat tolerates but, other than that he's always alone. His mother left him and his father was barely there. He grew up only having himself and he's always been content with that. When they meet Rosaline finds another soul to love and Damian finds a girl he's interested in. She finds what she's always longed for, unconditional love. He finds what he never knew he needed someone to have a home in, someone to love him. ** "So that's why I think black widows cool and I'm basically her, I mean. Spiders don't scare me" I shrug and lean back. "You woke me up at 3 in the morning to kill one in the bathroom last week" Damian points out. "He's lying. My bud here, has an issue with lies" I put a hand to my heart shaking my head slowly. Sam chuckles lightly and I lean my head against Damians shoulder. "Damian, lying is a disease" Josh instigates. "Fuck off" the grump mumbles. He's a sweetheart with a foul language. My sweetheart! **

When you're a seventeen-year-old girl with anxiety disorder and a gorgeous, popular girl that absolutely hates your guts for who-knows-what reason bullying you whenever she gets the chance, Anna Falls has no choice but to face reality.... her life sucks. But the little sparks of hope that build up her optimistic, bright soul convince her otherwise. She will always think of one thing and that there is hope in life. Maybe even a goal. It might not be visible now, but she knew that it became as clear as a bell when she ran into Luke Carter. Twice. In one day. Second time being literally into him. -- "How about fifty-fifty?" I offer in ragged breaths. "We could have just done this from the beginning," he replies, breathing heavily. We both chuckle. I gaze into his green eyes. "Your eyes are really beautiful," I blurt out. "I know," he smirks. "Are you always that egotistic?" "It depends," he answers, pushing my hair behind my ear. I smile at him. "You're welcome then." "I never said thank you." "And I said you're welcome. Are we done, Catherine Obvious?" -- #3 in annoying: 11/18/2020 #39 in teenagers: 01/03/2021 #8 in disorder: 01/12/2021 #110 in romance: 01/19/2021 All media used within the cover does not belong to me, but belongs to the app Canva.

"Can we stop feeling guilty, Amelia? Guilty for all the things that weren't our fault." "We can Leo. Maybe someday." "That day isn't far off Amelia. I'll make sure of it." ___________________________________ There is a lot to think about when you find out your best friend has been raped and murdered. There is even more to think about when you're the last person she saw the night she died. But that's not what caused me to black out in the middle of a rocking party scene, surrounded by all the people I had known all my life. It was when I saw who had killed her. Hilarious, charming, the guy with the perfect quiff, and star quarter-back of the football team. He was loved by everyone. He was the guy you couldn't stay away from. Levi Harrison. My brother. ____________________________ #1 for General Fiction in The Grace Awards 2019 #1 College Romance 11/19 #3 Bullyingawareness 04/20 #2 Assault 06/20 • Started: August 2018 Ended: - January 2020 (Unedited) • WARNING: this book contains a mature theme, not suitable for all audiences. There are recurring themes of assault, mild depression, and violence. On the other hand: it'll put a big fat smile on your face! •Any media used belongs to it's rightful owners. No images or videos used belong to me.•

Loosing her parents, dealing with stage four cancer and truly feeling alone, Kaylee Woods, once bright turned into the cold, stone-faced girl that shuns everyone and everything away from her. Believing the world has only ever brought pain to her, she's determined to shut herself in an attempt to cope with her pains. However, everything changes when Christian, the charismatic new student, transfers to her school. Intrigued by Kaylee's mysterious aura, Christian is determined to break through her defenses and bring down her walls. As he endeavours to unravel the mystery behind Kaylee's guarded heart, she finds comfort in his persistence and unwavering support as her carefully crafted walls begin to crumble and she begins to open up slowly to him. As Kaylee navigates love and farewell, the question lingers: Can love mend a heart running out of time? ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ Featured on Wattpad Romance Featured on The Reading Room

"Why do you never smile?" "Because I'm not like you. I'm not important enough to be happy." ~ ~ ~ Gabriel Lancaster has never smiled. He has never grinned, never laughed. He goes through life as the world's biggest pessimistic optimist. If anyone else feels down, he does all that he can to cheer them up. But he's never once helped himself. This bothers Cassidy Evans. Gabriel has helped her out many times, and she's only been able to repay him once. All she wants is to see him happy. But she can never seem to break through his walls and get him to smile or be happy. Gabriel always wonders why Cassidy even cares. No one else does. But what he doesn't know is that Cassidy has a reason for what she does, and part of it involves her best friend's dead brother, Zach. One night, Cassidy devises a plan for Gabriel. One clicker, clicked only when thinking happy thoughts or doing something that makes him happy. Company, so he knows that he isn't walking this world alone. Cassidy's ultimate goal: prove to Gabriel that he is worth something in this world. Welcome to Project Smile. {Rated PG-13 for thematic elements.} [Warning: This book deals with subjects such as bullying and depression. There is discussion of a suicide. If this triggers you, please be careful.] Copyright 2015 by GWritesNovels. All rights reserved. None of this work may be reproduced without consent.

This is a story about where at a certain age we start to understand the importance of the bonds we share with one another. A story about the smiles, the laughter, and the moments we can't just brush off out of our hearts. April Mark, a university second year in search for knowledge coincidentally came across Tyler Greg, an upperclassman whom at first she thought was very familiar. In pursuit to finding his true identity she was caught up in the sweet sensational expression of being with him. She found true love in him only to later find out that he's that one childhood friend; or rather brother whom her mother warned her to stay clear of. Battling with school, having a steady relationship with her mother, and true love misconceptions she'd found herself in. She soon found out that her story was one where a single misunderstanding could end up creating the most toxic outcomes. Her choices determined her fate and she was left with a choice, either to choose her mother, or to choose Tyler Greg.

'Accidents happen'. That's what people say. Yet, some accidents take away from us more than others. Ethan had it all. Everything was lined up in front of him. Popularity, looks, friends, a hot girlfriend and a promised future in football. In one incident that resulted in a horrible accident, he lost it all. The best friend, the girlfriend, the planned future and his sight. Fighting through darkness and depression, he built high walls that kept everyone out. Skye suffered loss too, but she kept strong for the sake of her little brother, Matt. With her aunt and brother, leaving home and moving to a new place seemed like the perfect solution. A new start that they all needed. Skye's plan was to blend in and keep to herself. Well, not the easiest task when it was obvious as daylight that you were the new girl at school. Especially when she, literally, bumped into Ethan. For Ethan who has been isolating himself and absolutely independent that he pushed everyone away, and Skye being stubborn and not in-the-least shy on saying what she thought openly, fighting and bickering was unpreventable. Skye saw through the walls that Ethan has built around himself. Drawn to him, slowly, their friendship started to turn into something else. Ranked: 2019 #1 in uplifting Sep & Dec #1 in heart-warming Oct 2020 #1 in uplifting #1 in heart-warming Jan #2 in lifechanging Jan #2 in finding Jan

** Short and sweet Romance Shilo Robinson was just starting to get her life together. Studying at Brown University can be slightly overwhelming but she was making it through it. Shilo would drape her self in velvet if it was considered socially acceptable because she felt the doer need to fit in. She would constantly thinking she needed to change things about herself just to be accepted. It didn't help that the people she surrounded herself with didn't take the time to accept who she truly was. That was untill Collin Michaels stepped into the picture. Collin was the epitome of social acceptance. Everyone loved him, they worshiped the ground he walked on but he never truly had a friend that was real. Little did he know that Shilo would cause a hurricane of emotions inside him with one simple smile. *** " How can you be so sad when your so beautiful?" "How can you be so happy when life is so sad?"

Previously known as The Accident --------- She is beautiful. So fucking beautiful. She is a star and I would become an astronomer for her and I would study for the rest of my life and I would bleed, sweat and cry day and night just so I can understand her beauty. I would want the other stars to be jealous of her since no matter how big and bright they shine, she will always be the brightest one illuminating the night sky. She's better than everyone. I constantly think about how she can do so much better and how she deserves to be with someone who will notice everything amazing about her and not just use her. She needs to be with someone who will notice how she laughs. How confident she is. How she talks. The way her smile is different from the rest and the way her eyes glow when you talk about the stars. They should notice how her hair flows and how she can talk all day. She needs to be with me. --------- Contains: Fake-dating College romance --------- Started: 12 October 2021 Ended: 16 January 2023 Editing completion: 12 July 2024 --------- #1 firststory #1 hotel #1 pretty #2 cutegirl #2 teenagers #3 loss