"A-Are you an alien?" One of the boys questioned tentatively. "Not that I know of." I cracked a small tentative smile. The boy who hadn't said anything, returned my smile with one of his own, then proceeded to turn to the others. "I don't know about you guys, but I sure as hell don't want her for an enemy." He laughed, approaching me with something that resembled excitement. "What do you say? Allies?" He stuck out his hand to me. I reached out my hand hesitantly. "Allies," I murmured while cautiously shaking his hand. -- Sunny Callaghan isn't like anyone else. Then again, being a test tube baby does that to you. When her 'parents' smuggled her out of the laboratory at the age of seven, they never planned for an alien invasion in their ten-year-plan. As Sunny races across the country to stop the aliens, she meets friends, foes, and just straight up bad people. Follow along on her journey to save Earth and the people she loves. Heads up: I've never tried writing a story like this, so here goes nothing.
The woman named Julia pushed the cart a little faster as we approached another door. I could see the feet of other scientists through a small tear in the white fabric. I was tempted to stick my head out and ask what was going on, but the nice lady told me to stay quiet and out of sight no matter what.
She was the only one who's ever been nice to me in this place. Everyone else just wanted to stick needles in me. I didn't like this place. I didn't like it at all. Suddenly the cart rolled to a stop.
"Hello Julia, where are you going with that?" A female voice questioned from somewhere to my left. I continued to sit criss-cross apple sauce, just like Julia taught me.
"Just delivering it to the kitchen, " I recognized Julia's voice as she spoke. Her voice was soft, unlike everyone else's.
"The kitchen is the other way, " the lady informed her. I heard Julia take a deeper breath, making her breathing irregular. I wondered what was wrong, but I stayed as still as I could.
"Oh, I know. I'm just stopping by the testing units to see if they have any extra dishes they'd like for me to drop off, " she reasoned, though her excuse was torn like this sheet was.
"Why would they have dishes in the testing units?" The woman seemed to be getting suspicious and I felt my palms sweating. I wiped them on my white dress and rolled my neck. It was really cramped in here, but the nice lady promised I wouldn't be in here for very long.
"Any extra equipment they might have, " she replied smoothly. I didn't know why I was here. Is she taking me for more testing? Will it hurt like last time? I tried not to think of last time and assured myself that Julia wouldn't do that to me.
"They need disinfectant for the equipment, not dish soap, Julia, " the woman continued to grow skeptical and even seven-year-old me knew that this wasn't going very well.
"Yes, but I can also collect the robes to take to the laundry room, Dolores, " Julia continued to argue. Why was this woman so interested in where she was taking me?
I assumed that the conversation was over because the cart started to move again. Julia made a few sharp turns and I nearly fell out a few times, but my sharp reflexes kept me on the trolley. I began to hold onto the side of the cart for support as the ride got more aggressive.
I continued to watch my surroundings through the tear until we were in a dark room. "Alright honey, you can come out now." Her voice was soft like nothing I'd ever known. I was envious because mine sounded like one of the robotic machines they'd tested me with. They didn't let me talk often, and when I was allowed to make noises, it was against a leather strap as I cried out.
I crawled out from under the tray and stood up to my full 4'4" height. "You did an amazing job, I'm so proud of you!" She was whispering and I didn't know why, but I decided to go along with it.
"I-" I coughed to clear my throat, "-I did?"
I could see her smile through the dim light. "Yes, you did absolutely fantastic, " she continued. There was a knock from outside. Ir seemed to follow a practiced order and she sighed a breath of relief. She opened the door and it revealed Allan, another scientist who had been nice to me.
"Hi Allan!" I whispered as the door shut.
"Hi!" He replied with just as much enthusiasm before turning to Julia. "Do you have it?"
Julia opened a sachet that I didn't know she had and he smiled at her before kissing her forehead. "Great. Now, the alarms haven't sounded yet so we ca-" as he said it, a loud shrill pierced the air, followed by flashing red lights. "Too late, " he finished, ushering me back into the cart. They started to wheel me out and I couldn't see anything anymore, it was dark aside from the flashing lights.
Suddenly, a door opened and sunlight streamed through a tiny hole in the sheet. I wanted to poke my head out of the blanket, but I remained still. "I need you to jump out on the count of three, alright? One, two, three, " Allan counted. I hopped into the back of some sort of big metal thing. The chairs were leather and Allan closed a giant door over me. Terror took hold of me and I wondered what type of experimental device this was.
Julia sat in one of the seats in the front and I looked at her fearfully. "Don't worry, this is a car. It takes you places, like the cart!" She explained cheerfully. I beamed at her and looked out the window with excitement. I'd never been out of that building, I wondered where I was going.
Then Allan dumped all the bags in the seats right in front of me and got into the seat with a wheel in front of it. He stuck a pair of keys into a hole beside the wheel and moved a stick back. The car made a loud noise and he reversed quickly. Then he started to drive forward and out of the grouping of cars. I'd picked up most of my vocabulary from the conversations between the scientists, but most of the words were too big for me to understand. They'd give me the occasional book which I loved. If there was one good thing about that place, it was the words.
I loved languages, they were my favourite things ever. When I'd learned that there was more than one, I was 'elated' as I'd learned from one of my most recent reads. As it turns out, I can understand more than one. Many, in fact.
"You need a name, and I don't suppose you want it to be the one those people gave you, hmm?" Julia looked back at me with a small smile. I shook my head exaggeratedly and she laughed delightfully. "Okay, what about... Sunny? Like the sun? It's bright and warm, it's right there."
She pointed to something in the sky and I looked out of the window and up. There was a bright ball of yellow and I stared at it. "You're not supposed to look at it for long, " Allan informed me, eyeing me through a mirror with a smile. I looked away and a pink dot followed my line of sight.
"Oops, " I replied, smiling sheepishly.
"Stop being so scary, it's not attractive." "Yeah, okay, whatever you have to tell yourself." ---------- Casey Hall is a simple girl, leading a simple life. That is until Jeremy Storm takes an interest in her dimples, button nose, and 'cute ass'. Jeremy Storm is the type of guy that girl's like Casey Hall don't talk to. He's popular, athletic, and honestly too attractive to be real. When Casey's and Jeremy's paths cross because of the locker room pact, their lives become intertwined and they're both in for one hell of a ride. ----------- "The locker room list shall never be told to any female, otherwise every male in this holy room will have to deny the truth and shame the traitor." "Yeah, yeah, and cut off your testicles or whatever, just don't do it."
"Hey." "You." "Boy with curly hair." "Hi." "I'll poke you." He raised an eyebrow at that last one. "I'll do it." I threatened, raising and wiggling a finger. Slowly I moved it toward his tan flesh. When my finger was mere inches away from his body, he grabbed my finger and held it in front of his face. I made an 'O' shape with my mouth before bursting into a fit of laughter. ------ Isabella is an FBI undercover operative, one of the best due to her to tortured past. Though there's a hole in her heart, she covers it up with her bubbly personality and quirky attitude as best she can. Struggling to survive a vicious love triangle, Isabelle deals with betrayal, love, heartbreak, and lots of puns.
Gabriel is no ordinary guy; far from it. Having a demon for a father, and a now fallen angel for a mother is bound to have its issues. Gabriel has the overwhelming urge to do bad things, so using his inexplicable powers, he sets abandoned buildings alight. It's all a fun and games, a perfect way to burn stress, until one night he burns Mary's shed - with her inside. Oh, and of course a love triangle. ---- Amazing cover creds to: @SassySatanX
"You're crazy." "Sweetheart, crazy's my middle name." ------ Daredevil; a reckless person who enjoys doing dangerous things. Darren 'Crazy' Carson is a daredevil in every sense of the word. He's never turned down a dare, never chickened out, and he's never, EVER, given a shit. Not until he met Faith Evermore at least. Faith Evermore was just a normal girl until she receives a secret invitation to a very exclusive club. An invitation that will change Faith and Darren's lives forever. Dares, Challenges, and Heartbreak come barrelling towards these two as they meet, and their lives will forever be changed. AMAZING COVER CREDS TO @sassySatanX
For two years, Ashton had poured his heart into his marriage, yet Emalee's heart remained cold. Despite his dedication, Emalee presented him with divorce papers. She bluntly stated she could not remain married to a man whose net worth was less than a million dollars. Ashton signed the papers, closing one chapter of his life and stepping into a new beginning. Then, Ashton revealed his secret identities: a music mogul, a medical expert, and a martial arts master—each persona impressive enough to stun the world. As Ashton’s true capabilities came to light, Emalee was overwhelmed with deep regret.
When Zora was sick during the early days of her pregnancy, Ezrah was with his first love, Piper. When Zora got into an accident and called Ezrah, he said he was busy, when in actual fact, he was buying shoes for Piper. Zora lost her baby because of the accident, and throughout her stay at the hospital, Ezrah never showed up. She already knew that he didn't love her, but that was the last straw for the camel's back, and her fragile heart could not take it anymore. When Ezrah arrived home a few days after Zora was discharged from the hospital, he no longer met the woman who always greeted him with a smile and cared for him. Zora stood at the top of the stairs and yelled with a cold expression, "Good news, Ezrah! Our baby died in a car accident. There is nothing between us anymore, so let's get a divorce." The man who claimed not to have any feelings for Zora, being cold and distant towards her, and having asked her for a divorce twice, instantly panicked.
In the eyes of the public, Elijah was ever the gentleman, always distant and reserved. But behind closed doors, he was an animal who relentlessly ensnared Ashley in a web of lust. No one knew of their secret relationship, yet at the same time, no one dared to bully her again. Then one day, she was hit with morning sickness right in front of everyone. To everyone’s shock, the aloof and domineering Elijah quickly knelt in front of her and caressed her pregnant belly. “Babe,” he crooned, “let’s go public with our relationship. I will give you my everything.”
Loraine was a dutiful wife to Marco since they got married three years ago. However, he treated her like trash. Nothing she did softened his heart. One day, Loraine got fed up with it all. She asked him for a divorce and left him to enjoy with his mistress. The elites looked at her like she was deranged. "Are you out of your mind? Why are you so willing to divorce him?" "It's because I need to return home to get a billion-dollar fortune. Besides, I don't love him anymore," Loraine replied with a smile. They all laughed at her. Some believed that the divorce affected her mentally. It wasn't until the next day that they realized she wasn't fibbing. A woman was suddenly declared the world's youngest female billionaire. It turned out to be Loraine! Marco was shocked to the bone. When he met his ex-wife again, she was a changed person. A group of handsome young men surrounded her. She was smiling at them all. The sight made Marco's heart ache severely. Putting his pride aside, he tried to win her back. "Hello, love. I see that you are a billionaire now. You shouldn't be with suckers who just want your money. How about you come back to me? I'm a billionaire too. Together, we can build a strong empire. What do you say?" Loraine squinted at her ex-husband with her lips curled in disgust.
After spending a night with a strange man on the day before her wedding, Arianna left the country to start her life afresh. The 22-year-old Arianna Jason lived her life pleasing those she loved the most, without knowing that she was simply a prey being nurtured for the day of her ruin. Her life has tasted the butter pill of betrayal. She wants to give back to the world what she's got but how can she change her good, innocent personality to fit into a cruel society and world? Can her sweet nature be contaminated, or will she make it through, paddling on the right path?
Blurb: Nina Morrison's life is a relentless struggle, torn between caring for her bedridden father and enduring her stepfamily's cruelty. But her world is shattered when a near-fatal encounter with Lucien Gray-the ruthless, untouchable head of a global consortium-pulls her into a nightmare of possession. Lucien is captivated by Nina's fiery defiance, determined to possess her at any cost. But Nina's will to rebuild herself is stronger than his obsession. As their paths collide, desire and revenge intertwine, forcing them to confront the darkness within themselves. Can Nina reclaim her life? Will Lucien's obsession destroy them both, or will they truly fall in love and live happily ever after?