This is my story. Well not just mine. It's also my friends and family's story. I still remember the day my life changed forever. There's no way I'd forget this date. July 17th.

After managing to escape the orphanage, my friends and I wandered around the city, knocking on doors hoping someone would let us in. We'd drink wherever liquid was, we even stole from strangers and stores so that we wouldn't go extinct. That only lasted eight days but damn, it felt like more. We ended up in the west side of the city and we were sitting on the dirty hard ground of an alley, starving, thinking it'd be the end for us.

I'm 18 now and so much more shit has happened since then.

**Second Book of the Connected Series so please read the first book**

I'm trying to stop. I really am. It's just so hard to forget about him when everyone around you reminds you of him. They think I'm behind it. I was a target at my school. All because they think I'm behind his passing.

After Christmas break, a rumor spreads all around the school. Billie- Lynn becomes the sole target of her highschool.  She becomes strongly disliked by all her classmates and even some of her teachers throughout her junior and senior year. The following year, the source of the rumor comes back into her life with all its luggage.  An organization is after him but since they can't track him down, they kidnap Billie. Maybe she never should've been connected to him to begin with.

A sneak peek of an unreleased chapter of the novel In the middle of it all.

A rich man leaves his hometown and moves to a small town in the middle of nowhere. James Dockendorf was his name and he was born September 15 2000. He liked having things done his way and would do anything for it.

A love story full of drama, lies and friendships that were supposed to last. If I could describe this short piece in more and elaborated words I would.

P.S. It's written in a completely different manner than my other works so don't think it's my best work. It is also not complete and will probably never be. If you still feel like reading, be my guest. Like always enjoy !

COMPLETED

I'm with him for the better, for the worse. Probably for the worse. I knew that the day I met him. I just sometimes wish it wasn't the case...

Another school year is starting which means forced socializing for Billie-Lynn.

Billie and her best friend Esmae-Rose are 16 year olds junior year girls. Like each year, new kids come in. Some worth the hype, some not so much. Ayman, Britney and Santiago- Oh those three are definitely worth the hype. They ARE heartthrobs since elementary school.

Since their arrival, Esmae has started to act strange.  It wasn't noticeable until, like, it ,like, was, like, noticeable. Are those popular heartthrobs getting in the way of Billie and Esmae-Rose's friendship or was their friendship naturally coming to an end ? Will they manage to stay Connected?

Convicted wrongly, Carter Elroy has a chance to get back to his old life thanks to a masked man. That man tells Carter that he has to work for him and unless he follows through, his family will be in danger. What does the work imply ? Nothing much, Elroy just has destroy lives for him.  If he refuses his family will die and if he accepts he might go back to jail if he happens to get caught.

The choice is yours Carter Elroy, either way you'll be singing death's melody.