Playing Dumb

All children, except one, grow up. They soon know that they will grow up, and the way Wendy knew was this. One day when she was two years old she was playing in a garden, and she plucked another flower and ran with it to her mother. I suppose she must have looked rather delightful, for Mrs. Darling put her hand to her heart and cried, “Oh, why can't you remain like this for ever!”

Story starts in August month at time of Ganesh festival. Rahul was spending his vacations in Mumbai, there he met a girl named Anushka years before. Rahul was having attraction towards Anushka, so once in the celebration hall of their society he decided to confess her that he like her. But before that Anushka asks him to play a game with her, and while playing game they both confessed each other that they both likes each other. They were feeling so happy, 2 - 3 days they spent very happily they both also kissed each other. But after 4 days Rahul came to know that they have to leave for their home to Nagpur and when Anushka knew this she was in tears, Rahul was also in tears but he was not able to express. Rahul reached home at Nagpur, he called her, but she was still like she can't stay so away from him. But then Rahul makes her calm and she gets stable. Next days Rahul asks Anushka for her nudes, at first she denies but then send him her nude pics and video. Rahul was happy and decided that he would never ever leave her, as he just asked nudes so that he could confirm that she really loves him. After 2 days at night Rahul was trying to call her but she didn't received he thought she might have slept. Next day again he called her but again she didn't received. He was getting tensed and after some time he received a call from Anushka, she said she can't continue the relationship as she can handle long distance relationship. Rahul was totally broken. And because of this his tried many wrong things. When his friend Anay offered him beer he thought that this might help him to be stress free.

What do you do when one day you wake up only to realize that everything you used to own was no longer yours. Money. Parents. Job. The life you used to have... Cherry Morris found herself in this situation. Her parents disappeared. Her boyfriend broke up with her, getting himself a richer and more beautiful girl. Her friends too left one by one. What else was left to her? Money? No. House? No comment. As if these are not yet enough to prove her unluckiness, someone randomly appeared in the street to kill her! Thank heavens, her phone magically turned into a mystical system-bound item which somehow saved her from death. The problem is, it requires her to be a live streamer! Nothing to worry about since there's nothing else for her to do anyway? Oh? Sure, if only all her contents, guests, and practically everything in her live stream wouldn't involve singing, dancing, playing with ghosts and monsters. How about if all the above are real? Well, Cherry could only smile... and wish for the ghosts to not scare her and her viewers to death... ... Cherry Morris: Hi, there. How's everyone. Here I am again today. I will introduce to you my boyfriend. What? You can't believe I have one? Can't see him? Who says I'm speaking nonsense? Blasphemy! I'm telling you, he's not imaginary! He's the most handsome being in the world! His eyes rivaled the most beautiful black pearls, stars, marbles, and whatever shiny stuff you can think of! Nobody can match up to him! A certain handsome ghost: *cough* Dear. The platform manager will hunt you down again if you tarry any longer. Please. ... Disclaimer: Pic's not mine, all rights/credits to its rightful owner.

"I don't think it's a coincidence." Those words were not an opinion rather a point measured with assurance. She didn't look at our differences but focused on what's our strength. She began playing with a purpose and I was just her card by mistake. But everything she did make me who I am today and so are the others. That mysterious girl can be sometimes unreasonable but all I could do was to trust the process.

That moment when you are being stood up by your lover on your special day. When you are standing at the altar feigning smile at the one you ought not to marry..the one that fills the space of your beloved.. "Do you take .......to be your lawfully wedded wife" the priest asked. It was not meant to be her nevertheless for reputation, he obliged.. "Yes...I do" ### Clarissa is left with no other option than to fill the space of her run away cousin. Little did she know she was playing a game of fate and reality. Story turning, secrets unraveling, she finds out a truth, a truth that gets her to fall deeply in love with her story but at another end, the mistake of another causes her trouble.

Cover by teefabulous How do you survive life in Nigeria when you are poor? A young lady in the university where almost everyone are of higher status than she is tries to live with a whole lot of trouble left and right due to her societal status. A young rich lady in her father's University who feels proud and thinks highly of herself finds herself, is she really who she thinks she is? A young rich famous guy in university being put in a situation where his family doesn't support his decisions, he goes through a whole lot of family troubles but then how will it all work out? Will his family accept his love or leave him to himself While we just young dumb and broke, we still gat love to keep. This book is of a Nigerian setting, Parents are allowed to hit their children, it's called discipline.

A new school term had just begun and everyone felt positive vibes. They were all excited to be back, including the B-5, they were so happy to see each other again. It was a calm night just a day after they had resumed. Everyone was in their various hostels talking, catching up and playing games. Kambili Okeke excused herself and went out of the room. They all shared a common room as perks for being friends with the governor's daughter. They talked amongst themselves as they waited for her to come back. Few moments later, they heard a high-pitched cry. Everyone rushed out of their rooms to see what was going on. Behold, there on the floor was kambili okeke covered in her blood. Everyone gasped at the horrible sight. What happened to her was still a puzzle to be solved but the school never remained the same again.

“How could you still follow me around when I’ve already left you? I already threw you away like garbage!” But actually, he was like a shadow that she wanted to get rid of. She had her own reasons besides her revenge on men. “Yes, I even asked myself that same question. Why am I doing this? You killed me when you left me. My heart died that day. And now, it’s like I’m a dead man walking!” his heartfelt confession. “But it’s curious because I feel that I love you even more, Alodia…” ~~~ Alodia comes home just to find out her twin sister Alyanna committed suicide. She finds out the reason behind it and decides to avenge her death by hurting and shaming men—until she meets a Romanian Gypsy. She is now confused about her feelings for him while she keeps reminding herself that she's only playing a game with him…

Marcus Thorne wears several masks in his life—playing retired pirate, Captain Hawk, is his favorite, but if his secret is discovered, he could die. Captivated by his enemy’s daughter, Marcus kidnaps her, but in return, she captures his heart…until he discovers Isabelle is one of Napoleon’s spies with the power to endanger his life and the lives of his friends. After her release, Isabelle can’t stop thinking about her masked abductor and how he’d stolen her heart before ridding her of his presence. Betrothed to a man who strangely reminds her of the man whose kisses set her ablaze, she marries him, only to discover he’s not who he seemed to be as he is withholding secrets. But then…so is she.

Sixteen-year-old Jian Adams is a romantic, and she and her friends spend a lot of time talking about love. “Truth or Dare” is considered a “practice for boldness” and the ideal boyfriend is one of the gorgeous members of BTS or anyone of the talented and mysterious guys of Four Strummers. But Jian knows that if she is patient, the real “love” is bound to happen somehow, sooner than she expects. Not now…maybe later? Jian loves music too. She dreams of singing in a band. She plays the guitar well and has been doing so since she was ten. What she loves to do is play the drums. She will find a way to do that too. Jian’s first sighting of Badger and his band playing is at the shopping mall near her school. When they meet, she is timid and anxious. Badger is handsome, funny, charming and in his twenties. Jian tells Badger that she is nineteen. She is assuming that he will not be interested in her if she honestly gave her real age. Jian is eager for her “love”. She never expects that Badger is into her too.