For the past 11 years, Mina has remained silent for fear of her mother’s constant abuse. But when she’s suddenly let out of the locked basement to attend high school, a whole new set of fears threaten…
After Charlotte’s father died, her mother changed. She became cold and distant, and Charlotte slowly withdrew into herself. She spent years feeling lonely and insignificant, and rarely spoke more than…
Seventeen year old, Callie thought climbing out of her hell of an abusive home life was going to be her biggest struggle, but it’s only the beginning. Starting over in a small nowhere town in Oregon w…
Blake knew she was different for a long time, but she had lived in denial for too long. Living in reprehensible conditions, she didn't think she had any hope of getting out anytime soon, with her half…
Mina’s life has always been a fight for survival, but nothing could have prepared her for the brutal attack by someone who was supposed to be her family.
I thought I could finally be happy, but those dreams were shattered the moment I was betrayed by someone close to me. Delivered into the hands of the monster, I try to run, which leaves me chained to a…
My name is Peyton, and I have a charmed life. I live in a beautiful mansion on top of a hill and want for nothing. My father’s successful, and my mother’s devoted to seeing me and my siblings succeed……
Hi, I’m Alexis Delaney. I’m your average 17-year-old girl. Except I can see the dead. And talk to the dead. And push them away and, well, help them move on. So..okay, I’m not your average 17-year-old …
Blake: I used to be broken. I’d been that way for so long, that I could no longer recall a time when I was once whole. I learned to live that way; to survive. Dealing with trauma was my specialist skill…
Callie Jensen has always been a little bit different. She was made fun of for being a math-whiz in school up until she was kidnapped. Growing up in the crime world from a young age, she was turned int…
For 8 years, all I have known is trying to survive one day to the next. One night causes me to lose everything, nearly including my life. Waking up in a hospital bed, surrounded by the people I never th…
I’d spent my entire life voiceless. Ignored. Put to the side. All because I couldn’t communicate with the humans that I was surrounded by. All because I wasn’t surrounded by my own kind, my parents su…
The last 8 months have been some of the best of my life, but when the guilt becomes too much for me, I did something that I shouldn't have. When my therapist suggests that I write letters to help with…
