Because I've heard so many stories that I don't know which one is the most popular. But I do know which is the least popular. The truth.

Why does it say she has three hundred and twenty friends?" Josh asks. "Who has that many friends?

I was too weak to walk. At least, I thought I was too weak. But in truth, I was too weak to try.

It's important to be aware of how we treat others. Even though someone appears to shrug off a sideways comment or to not be affected by a rumor, it's impossible to know everything else going on in that person's life, how we might be adding to his/her pain. People do have an impact on the lives of others; that's undeniable.

Stories about sensitive issues like sex, drugs or sexual assault, suicide and teen drinking, are often censored because people just don't want to talk about those things. It's not that these things don't happen, but when they're shared in a fictional setting, for some reason they make some people uncomfortable.

They were like two magnets who couldn't decide whether to attract or repel.

I decided to find out how people at school might react if one of the students never came back.