Pretending Stories

*BROTHERS BEST FRIEND trope* Every summer, Eli Monroe returns to Donner Lake expecting the same thing: sunburned afternoons, familiar laughter, and the comfort of a life that never really changes. This year, everything falls apart before it even begins. Her friends cancel last minute. Her parents are called away unexpectedly. And suddenly, Eli is stuck at the lake house with only her brother-and his best friend, Carson Foster. Carson has always been there. Always around. Always just out of reach of anything she's allowed to want. But this summer, something is different. The way he looks at her lingers too long. The way silence stretches between them feels heavier. And the way her heart reacts to him stops feeling like something she can ignore. Eli tells herself it's nothing. Just a long summer. Just familiarity. Just nostalgia playing tricks on her. But Donner Lake remembers everything she tries to forget. And Carson... is starting to look at her like he remembers too. As the days stretch hotter and the nights grow quieter, the line between what is safe and what is forbidden begins to blur. Friendship turns fragile. Loyalty starts to crack. And one truth becomes impossible to avoid: Some things don't change in summer. They unravel. And once you stop pretending... there's no going back.

"𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝘼𝙢 𝙄??. 𝘼 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮" "𝐀 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫.. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞" My brother has everything... respect, house, name. I have nothing... except one question. 11 years ago he threw me out of his world. For 11 years he hasn't even taken my name. Then why? Why does he look away when he sees me? 𝘽𝙪𝙩 Why does his breath stop first... the moment I fall? My name is 𝙺𝚑𝚞𝚜𝚒 . I am a maid's daughter. But there is a secret... that only my brother knows. And that secret is so big... that if the world finds out... I won't be 𝙺𝚑𝚞𝚜𝚑𝚒 anymore. I will become something else. And maybe... I will die._ Read "𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝘼𝙢 𝙄?? 𝘼 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙮" - Where love is the most dangerous lie.

Zhuo YiChen hides behind perfect smiles, burying his true self where no one can see. Li Lun sees through the mask, relishing every moment he gets to tear it down. They despise each other; One for revealing what's concealed, The other for concealing what's real. Yet as their conflict intensifies, so does something else ~ an undeniable connection that begins to shift their hate into something entirely new. ୨ৎ Fangs Of Fortune ⁞ Li Lun ༝ Zhuo Yi Chen modern fanfic [cover is designed using Canva templates and images from Pinterest]

Savannah Hastings had it all, or seemed to. Her parents founded one of the most successful companies to date and she was blessed with anything and everything she asked for. Her name was well known around the school, and she had never failed to impress whoever she needed to. Dating the star quarterback, Finn Hudson, has popularity perks, too. But the feeling of not getting what you want is a given when you're a part of the glee club, and especially when you meet Sam Evans. Savannah is done with pretending to be okay with Finn's secrecy and decides to take matters into her own hands with the help of her fellow Cheerios by infiltrating the cause of their distance- Glee. *** Disclaimer: I do NOT own any characters except for Savannah and her family.

In this generation, true love is so rare. Laganap na kasi ang mga cheater, mga taong bigla nalang naglalaho parang bula pagkatapos kang bigyan ng mga mix signals at iba't iba pang mga klaseng pangloloko... Kaya ako? I want a love that give me peace, a safe zone, yong masasabi ko nalang sa sarili ko na I belong to this man, Thank you Lord. So fo now, I need to pray, pray and pray until God unfold my love story.

Calum believes that he's got everything a guy could ever wish for: popularity, a band with his best friends, and pretty girls in his high school swooning over him. He always thinks that whatever Calum wants, Calum gets. But of course, nothing stays the same. It all started when a girl named Kristen bumped and crashed into his life and asked him to pretend as her boyfriend for a month. Calum knew it would be nothing but a stupid deal until that stupid little thing started changing every single thing about what he always believes in. He woke up one day realizing three things. One, not everything he believed in is always true. Two, he knew something in his life was missing. And lastly... He's sure as hell that he's not pretending anymore. * Published: September 2013 Completed: March 2014 Status: Major Editing

This is another short story, I write a lot of them I'm afraid. Anyway, this is about a girl unsure of what her relationship with her friend is, whether they really are friends or if their friendship is a lie. She feel like she spends most of her time pretending that everything is okay when it really isn't... (Hence the name)  All in all, the is a very common thing, at least this is what I believe, even I went through this with a friend that I had known for years but it turned out to her I was basically nothing. So while this may be a little depressing I admit, I think it's true. And I hope you chose to read it and if you do, enjoy it :) *** Cover credit goes to @boyswithguitars, and she did a pretty awesome job too :P

A girl known for her constant smile hides her pain behind a mask, only to realize that when it starts to slip, the people who loved her brightness may not stay for who she truly is.

Abby has always been alone. Her parents are dead she had a falling out with her siblings... She is just alone. She has a best friend who will do anything for her. Shay, Abby's best friend, has done anything and everything so she will do anything to protect Abby from getting hurt. Can SHay protect ABby from the whirlwind storm that is, Dylan.

Five years ago Laurel and Ivan got a divorce, they stayed friends and when his life spiraled out of control Laurel held Iva together. Now, she needs a favor. For five years Laurel has kept her divorce a secret from her family, now her cousin is getting married and she can't spend a week with her family and no husband. Desperate she begs Ivan to come with her and surprisingly he agrees to play the role of doting husband one more time. It's not long before the line between pretend and reality begin to blue and soon enough one of them is no longer just faking it. Is the second time a charm? Can they get passed the old demons that haunt them?

Rose Dawson isn't an actress. But chooses to be when her boyfriend of 11 months decides to dump her. So, to make it seem like she's fine without him, she asks a player, and the hottest guy in the school to be her "boyfriend". But how long can she keep up with this act? How long will it take for the truth to come out? Will she be able to convince everyone? But let the pretending begin.

Justice Jane Jaffrey or Junior as her friends call her. She is your average teenage girl: Good grades, good behavior (most of the time), supporting friends (Ariellah Talyse Jadwin Campbell or Ella) and an annoying twin brother (Jack James Jaffrey, or J.J). She is sarcastic, fun, friendly, awkward, crazy, loving and above all she is determined. Determined to get what she wants no matter how hard she has to work. A boring life right? Well, almost all of the time it's boring, except when she has to make crazy "favors" to her friends. And those favors usually get her into some pretty messed up situations. Well, this time, is no different from the others: Justice has to help one of her brother friends, by pretending to be his girlfriend. This is also the guy she tries to hate because of past experiences, which is hard to do because she also has a crush on him. Insert messed up life here. What happens when she has to pretend to be someone she's not? When she has to fake a personality that doesn't suit her? When she needs to keep the façade for school? And, what if her brother thinks she has taken it too far and does everything in his power to stop her? What if she falls for the guy, even knowing she is going to get her little heart broken? ©2014 All rights reserved to Rueinn [cover by @-dameron]

This story is of a women who couldn't live with how she felt anymore she tried so hard to overcome the thoughts in her mind but they beat her to it. She wasn't in control of her life anymore it was ruled by other people

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hidden inside the lines, a secret awaits to be told.♥ thoughts and feelings, this way of escape. the bittersweet memories that echo through the years.i find a distant land inside my mind. A Book Of Poetry(: ♥

Harper Crawford×××Dylan McHale Harper, a seventeen year old high school girl, met his twin brother's best friend and also a football teammate. Whose name is Dylan McHale. Then they got along and spent time with each other but then... A girl named Emily Watson came to Dylan's life. Who was not just no one but his ex girlfriend. Then she get to meet Harper on a café, "Yeah, you're right. She's my girlfriend." Dylan stated in front of Harper and Emily. Now Harper gets to keep on pretending to be his girlfriend so that Emily won't keep on convincing Dylan...

The White House and the US military have repeatedly argued that Pelosi's visit to Taiwan is a personal act and will not substantially change US policy towards Taiwan. However, the US military aircraft carrier to the east of Taiwan during the visit clearly supports Pelosi. The US is known for its double-dealing. While pretending to recognize Taiwan as part of the People's Republic of China, the US has actually sold arms, visited its leaders, and engaged in trade with Taiwan. #taiwan #蔡英文 #敦促蔡英文及其軍政首腦投降書 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QQo4UsTd_Y

Phoenix is just your average teenager, she loves baseball and rom-coms, something she doesn't like? Antonio Martinez. He is your classic playboy. He's rich, hot, and super arrogant, she tries her best to avoid him, but unfortunately they get paired up for the science fair. Great. What will happen when Antonio's sick Abuela (grandma) thinks they are a couple? What if in the end, they are not pretending?