Untouchable

Description

I'm not very pretty,
And I'm the farthest thing from smart,
So how could I be the one
Who holds his heart?

True love is shallow,
This much I've come to know,
It's as cold as it was
Centuries ago.

Only the strongest get first picks,
While the rest of us remain alone,
In love's eye we're not fit to survive,
Forever shall we remain unknown.

And in this world of harshness,
Your cold eyes will always glare
Down on the girls who couldn't be
On the cover of the magazine,
The front page of the paper,
The starlet on television;
For if she doesn't have the look,
She's just not worth a care.

So if all this is true,
How is it you say you love me?
Since I'm not any of these things,
How could true love between us come to be?

We belong in separate worlds,
Separated by miles and miles of sea,
I'm doomed to stay alone forever,
You with another and myself just with me.

So stop telling me you love me,
Stop saying with me you should be,
You're just confused, hopelessly lost
In a world where true love is grief.

Now leave me be, prophetic prince,
Leave me so I can falsely say,
He was the one, the one I've been waiting for,
Finally, true love is on its way.

And as you walk out the door, don't look back,
For my face will be the last thing you see,
Before you marry the princess, and I die alone,
In a world where true love has ceased to be.

Foreword

Five girls, all of whom are deeply unsatisfied with their appearances -
Five boys, all of whom think the girls are the most perfect beings to ever grace the earth -
Five girls, all of whom refuse to believe that the boys would ever give them a second glance -
Five boys, all of whom would die trying to give them that glance they deny coming -
Five girls, all of whom are falling in love but just can't accept it because of what they see in the mirrors -
Five boys, all of whom are falling in love and just wishing the mirrors would break into a million shards -
Five girls, beautifully naive as to what love has in store for them -
Five boys, all conscious of their chastity in the affairs of the heart -
Five girls, unwilling to accept the truth -
Five boys, dying to earn their acceptance.


This story follows five girls, all of whom have lived years of their lives despising themselves to the core and believing that they will never find love due to their circumstances and outward appearances.
When five boys enter the picture and instill in them feelings of desire and  enchantment that could only come from true love itself, how will the girls face their hearts and minds while the people around them are still pointing, whispering, and assessing their self-worth?

Is true love ever really possible for those who don't believe it exists?
Or is it true what they say - love is beauty, love is pain?

Follow these five girls and boys in their quest to win hearts, stop tears, build confidence, and truly understand the meaning of the words "I love you."

Untouchable - A romance story unlike any you've read before. Guaranteed.


 

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This story is dedicated to any girl or boy who has ever felt that he or she was not good enough for parents, friends, or even random pedestrians on the street. It is dedicated to those who have experienced days and nights where you just don't want to face the world because you are so afraid that you will be criticized and singled out for your "imperfections." It is dedicated to anyone who has ever thought that they would never amount to anything or ever find someone who loves them just because of the way they look or live.

We've all experienced these feelings before, some of us more than others. We all know how it feels to just come home and be so upset that you want to lock yourself in a room and cry until the sun goes down. It is only natural to be self-conscious from time to time. Trust me when I say, just because you think you aren't pretty enough or thin enough or good enough for someone else, that doesn't mean that other people think the same way. There will always be someone to tell you that you are special, that you are amazing, that you are perfect just the way you are. I've been down this road many times before, and trust me when I say: to give up is to strip life of its meaning. Life is about finding truths - and if you do not have the courage to face the world in your own skin, how can you ever hope to discover these truths?

This story is dedicated to anyone who is afraid to open the door sometimes because of expectations of the outside world or of a particular group of people. Please, don't ever let the words of others defeat you - if you believe that you have a purpose and that you can be successful and happy just the way you are, then those meaningless words can no longer hurt you. I know it will be difficult to build up the immunity to these words, but we should at least make an effort and try. I'm right there with you, as are many other people around the world. Just know that in this fight, you'll never be alone. There will always be another person there to encourage you and to talk with you about your feelings. And if these words have meant anything to you, you are already on your way to making a change in your life and feeling more proud of yourself than ever before. And if these words did not apply to you in any means, then please don't be afraid to assist your friends or family members in their quests to find self-contentment. Your invovlement could mean the world to them. Trust me. I know.

This story was partly written to encourage anyone who is embarking on this quest to keep following the signs and marching through unknown terrain, no matter how hopeless or intimidating the unknown may seem. If you need it, this story will help you. The girls in the story are going through the same thing that you and are I right now. Let their experience and their words help you.
Please keep an open mind, for while it is a great temporary solution, being alone will never solve anything.
It is time I realize that and finally open myself up to the real world.
Who will join me and the five female leads of the story in this quest?


Stay strong, my dear friends.
Never conform to what society tells you you must be.
Never let someone else tell you that you are worthless.
Never believe that you are doomed to lead a life of misery and failure.
You are truly perfect the way you are.
That sentence will never be a cliché,
For it is of the utmost truth:
You are perfect,
And only you can tell yourself that you aren't.

Never lose faith in yourself.
For if you do, what more do you have left?

 

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YouDunnoMe #1
Wow nice story!! I love it!
LoveJitters
#2
Yay!! An update. :D I'm totally still reading, for sure. :) I like the girl in this chapter... Feisty, haha. But how can someone not believe in lovr? I don't know... I hope he changes her mind. :) <br />
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Have you read the Perks of Being a Wallflower by chance? haha. 8D
pinkdiamond
#3
I'm crying, just reading the foreward. Oh goodness, this is gonna be one hella good story. Thank you for this.
lachlanlegend
#4
i am absolutely obsessed with this story! omg this idea is sooo perfect! i feel like im not good enough all the time, and when i read this it makes me feel like everything will be okay. i seriously cannot express how much i love this story! u have so much talent girl and u seriously deserve more praise than ur getting! <3 please update this one soon! i really wanna read more of ur stuff. :)
LoveJitters
#5
Okay, uh, I'm gonna be a tad emotional for a minute, yeah? Okay. Well. I'm for certain one of the people you were talking to in the foreword. And all the thoughts the girls have had so far -- I've thought all of those things. This is he first time I have ever honestly cried while reading a fanfic. Like, needs to take a moment, tears streaming down my face, legit crying. I don' t go a day without feeling and thinking the things they're expressing, and, I don't know, just thank you so much for writing this. It gives me hope. That maybe I can be happy one day, too. That maybe someone can think of me sweetly like the boys do in this, too. Just, thank you. I needed this.
pandasockSJ
#6
UPDATE THIS NOOOOOOOOOOOW!
omnomnomcookiez #7
This fanfic seems promising :D. Looking forward for the new chapteeer :3