Crystal was devastated. This was her third relationship in three years, but it had now ended. All her friends had warned her that Chris was not the one. They said that he would betray and hurt her, and they had turned out to be right. Crystal had loved and trusted Chris totally, and in her…
Joe and Billy were the best of friends. They had been close since primary school and were nearly inseparable. Joe had always looked after Billy. He protected him from the bullies when they picked on him, shared his lunch and chocolate treats, and helped him with his homework. Billy looked up to Joe, who was…
Jenny turned the pages of her fashion magazine slowly, taking in all the details on each page. She adored how all the models looked, the clothing they wore, and how happy and glamorous they looked as they smiled back at her from the pages of the magazine. From a young age, Jenny had always wanted…
Lucy was heartbroken. Her boyfriend, a man whom she had loved and adored, had broken up with her only one month earlier and was now dating another girl. As she scrolled through his Instagram feed, she couldn’t get past his smiling face with a girl she did not know. They looked so happy, so in…
Violet opened the envelope with some trepidation. She knew what waited for her inside—another bill. Another thing she would need to pay whilst already juggling her limited finances. It seemed that there was always something for her to pay—rent, food, petrol, not to mention all the household bills of gas, electricity, and telephone. Her money…
Amy felt the pressure of being a Year 12 student as she entered the schoolyard on the first day of her last year of school. She arrived with many expectations and many decisions about her life. She had much work ahead of her, and Amy felt like she was carrying the weight of the world…
Jack packed the last items from his desk into a box and looked around his office for the final time. He had many fond memories of his twenty-five-year service with the company, but now it was time to go and head off into retirement. He was looking forward to his free time, but he was…
Jordan was so excited! Today he had soccer trials, and he wanted to make the team so very much. He had been practising for weeks, trying to perfect all his moves, and he wanted to show his coach how good he was. As he approached the field, dressed in his soccer attire, he began to…
The alarm clock went off, signalling it was time to get up and start getting ready for work. Anna rolled over and pressed the snooze button, trying to give herself 10 more minutes before she got out of bed and started her morning. It was Monday, the start of another dreary week, working at a…
Bec felt nervous. Today was her big maths exam, and she was worried that she was going to fail. Her palms were sweaty, her mind felt scattered, and her heart felt heavy in her chest. Bec had been studying and preparing herself for weeks, but right now, in this moment, she felt as if she…