Cherreads

Misfits and Wildflowers: How I met my highschool sweetheart

alfredo_carbajal
(This story is heavily inspired by true event and tells the tale of how I met and ended up with my wife while we were in highschool 25 years ago) Set during 1999 in the sun-faded suburbs of El Paso, Texas, Shy and nerdy teen Alfie is convinced he will never experience love the way his friends have and will end up living the life of a monk. Things change for Alfie the moment he turned 15. Life is no longer what he once knew. During Summer school, Alfie meets a peculiar girl that he has become smitten by. Alfie is too shy to express any of his feelings to her and ends up missing an opportunity. Now entering the new school year, Alfie finds himself tangled in new feelings, old traumas, and the messy, hilarious chaos of adolescence. With a found family of punks, nerds, goths, and drama kids (affectionately known as the Island of Misfits), Alfie navigates crushes that sting, friendships that anchor, and breakups that echo through locker-lined hallways. Will Alfie ever fully experience what it's like to be in love? This is a coming-of-age story rooted in nostalgia, honesty, and the kind of emotional growth you only get from falling hard—and getting back up.
Latest Updates

Night Has Come[Guardians & Reapers]

In a world where evil creeps in through cracks of sorrow and light flickers on the edge of despair, one girl's pain becomes the key to unleashing chaos. she was Bullied and Broken.. She created a game called The Final Cry, a twisted challenge for the tormented and the lost. But this was no ordinary game. It was a gateway. Now, players vanish into an abandoned building, never to return. Their bodies are found cold, hollow, and missing organs. The truth? She’s awakened as a Guminho, a liver-eating demon, and her game has become a feeding ritual for her kind. As terror spreads, four college students are chosen as the Guardians of the Veil, protectors of the boundary between realms: Minjae, the quiet leader, torn between duty and forbidden love. Siwon, the clever fighter, haunted by his past. Taeyang, the warm protector, burning with hidden rage. Saeron, a fierce demon slayer, sent to end the bloodshed. But they are not alone. The Reapers of the underworld overwhelmed by the surge of souls choose four more: humans who have lost someone to this nightmare. Gifted with the ability to teleport and sense death, they are named the Risk Reapers. Eight souls. Two missions. One high school girl....the only being alive who can seal the realms and end the nightmare. will she be able to seal the veil ? Can love bloom amid chaos, or will heartbreak fuel the flames of war? And when the final cry is heard… who will be left to tell the tale? Night Has Come is an unforgettable journey through love, pain, and war. It’s a gripping novel that blends intense emotion with supernatural suspense, weaving mystery into a battlefield of dark magic and haunted hearts. Ready to play the game? Or will you be the next to cry?
Mirriam97 · 3.3k Views