This book is stupid!
This is crap!
So Carly ends up with Ramsey? A guy that killed her dad? Bullshit!
I said it before, this story is pathetic and it does NOT make sense at all! A complete waste of time!
Someone please bribe this writer to stop writing!
This must be the worst book of all time!
I would pay to have this book and the stupid writer wiped off from the face of the earth!
This book should be crowned the worst book of all time.
This is not even a book! This is Complete Trash!
Pathetic book!
I just finished writing my book, "Sweet Stranger" , and I am getting a lot of backlash from readers. I know I should not focus on the negative comments. There are a lot of good comments from thousands of readers but me being a normal human being, I seem to focus more on the negative comments. I let them get to me. I want to strike back and defend my work of art when I see a comment from one particular fan that warms my heart.
@hopelessromantic♥️
You don't like this book? Then fucking write your own perfect book with a perfect ending and see if anyone will even sit down to read a single letter of it and let millions of people read this "pathetic" book in peace!I find myself smiling so widely at the comment. This fan just made my day. The fan just fought my battle.
"Sweet Stranger" is a book I started writing online two years ago and it got officially published this year. I honestly did not expect the reads and all the support I got from my fans. I mean, I was an amateur writer and I was just writing crap.
Sweet Stranger is a book I wrote based on my real life love-tale. It dives into the life of a young woman, Carly, who fell insanely inlove for a sweet stranger, Ramsey, who turned out to be the enemy that murdered her father.
Though the book receives a lot of backlash, I must say it is one of the books that has gotten mind-blowing recognition and gotten millions of reads on GoodNovel.
I never expected that honestly.
I hear a loud knock on the door.
Who could that be?
Royce never knocks.
He just busts inside the house and jumps on top of me on the couch. Or, was he finally finally taught manners in school?
I put the laptop on the table, rise from the couch and head to the door.
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A blue-eyed plumb man is standing at the door, looking tensed up and anxious.
"Good evening, Ma'am."
He looks suspicious. "Good evening, Sir..."
"Are you Roy's mom?" he asks.
I nod, fear suddenly starting to creep in.
"I am sorry I hit him with my car and I am... I am afraid he might be... Dead."
My heart stops.
I freeze on the spot.
I can not move.
A sudden anger builds up inside me and I grab him by the color, tears welling up my eyes.
"I want my son back!"
Suddenly, two little boys scamper in chirpily like excited puppies.
"Bursted!" The two little boys chirp in exuberance.
Royce and Renny.
Then it hits me that this was nothing but a stupid prank!
Totally embarrassed, I let go of the man's collar and mutter apologetically,
"Sorry."
I turn to glare at the two little naughty humans, looking unbelievably cute in the blue uniform.
"Boys! That was not funny!" I snap.
"But the look on your face is," says Royce.
The two boys look at each other and laugh.
"I want my son back!" They mimick my voice and burst into a laugh again.
The man that was part of the prank chuckles as he ruffles up Roy's brown hair.
"Good job boys!"
Then he waves us and walks away.
I strut towards them when the man has vanished and pinch their ears.
"I must cane the two of you! Get inside!"
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I sit beside the two boys, watching them eat the crunchy cookies, dipping them in the chocolate milk.
These two are just so adorable.
Roy suddenly takes Renny's cup and drinks all his milk.
"Roy just drank all my milk!" he grumbles, scowling at Roy.
Roy glares at him. "Snitch! And why did you have to tell her? My mom is not blind! She obviously saw me duh!"
My son can be such a bully at times.
"Roy, get Renny some more milk! Now!"
His face lights up, his brown eyes dilating in delight.
"There is more milk?"
I nod.
Roy grabs the jug and pours Renny some more milk, and of course he does not forget himself.
"Boys, what you did back there, the stupid prank, was not cool or funny at all!"
Roy grins. "It was just a test, Mom!"
"Test? What kind of test?" I ask in confusion.
By the look on Roy's face, it is clear that he does not want to tell me. So I turn to Renny, who is not so good at keeping secrets.
"Renny? Please tell me..."
And he does not hesitate even for a second.
"We were testing who, between you and my dad, loves their child more."
I chortle. "That is ridiculous. You know we both love you boys so much!"
Roy giggles. "Renny's dad does NOT love him. He told the guy who helped us with the prank to call him when the funeral was done."
My son laughs so hard at his friend.
Renny glares at him. "It is because I have pranked my dad before, Roy! We have pranked him almost ten times!"
Roy chuckles. "Whatever... Fact is, my Mom loves me more than your dad loves you."
He seems like he will burst into tears right this minute.
I look at him and squeeze his little hand.
"Renny, you know that is not true. Your dad loves you more than anything and anyone in this world..."
"But my mom loves me more," Roy insists as he slurps through his chocolate milk.
I glare at my son but he does not even flinch.
He looks at Renny's chocolate milk.
"And if you continue sulking, I will drink all of your milk again..."
"Roy! That is enough," I bark at him.
The doorbell rings.
It is Renny's dad, Eric.
He is here to pick him up.
Renny scuffles to the door, leaving his chocolate milk at the table.
He throws his arms around his dad.
Eric picks him up and showers him with kisses. He adores his son alot...
Watching them makes me wonder... What If Ramon was here? Would he love Roy as much as Eric loves Renny?
"Dad, Roy says his Mom loves him more than you love me. Is that true?" he snitches on Roy.
We all turn to look at my son, who is slurping down Renny's chocolate milk.
I scowl at him.
That boy is really mannerless.
He bangs down the cup loudly on the table and looks up at us with puppy eyes, milk stained on his upper lip and chin.
His puppy eyes sweep my heart every time and he uses them to manipulate me when he knows he has done something wrong or is about to do something wrong.
"I love you as much as Mila loves Roy. And even more," Eric assures his son and turns to my son.
He ruffles up his hair, "Hallo young man!"
Roy grins at him. "Hallo man!"
Eric turns to me. "Mila, thanks for babysitting this little man of mine for me. We will be on our way..."
"Bye."
Eric stands at the doorstep, staring at me, when I escort him out.
And I can not say I am not enjoying staring at his gorgeous green eyes too because that would be pure lying.
Eric is handsome. Way too handsome. Dark hair. Green eyes. Perfect jawline. Sweet smile. He is ridiculously hot but not hotter than...
No! Stop thinking like that stupid!
"Bye Renny!" Roy blurts out, breaking the stare.
I clear my throat nervously.
"Bye Eric."
"Bye Mila."
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My son and I are at the shopping mall.
Roy pushes the shopping trolley at a slow pace as I walk beside him, putting stuff in the trolley.
"Is Grandma coming tomorrow?," he asks as we stroll slowly.
"Yes."
Mom always comes on Saturdays.
"She promised to bring me more toys. Will she forget?," he asks.
"She never forgets," I assure him.
He rolls his eyes. "Yes she does! Grandpa Rupert is the only one that keeps his promise and never forgets!"
Roy and Rupert have a great relationship.
Sometimes I am a little scared that he loves Rupert more than he loves me. When he sets foot in the house, Roy literally forgets who I am.
And that makes me kind of... Jealous.
A guy and his son walk past us laughing.
My son stares at them then tilts his head to look up at me.
"Do you think Dad will ever come back to us?" he asks out of the blues.
I freeze.
That question catches me off guard.
"What?"
"I know he died... But do you ever think there is a chance that he might come back to us? That i will see him..."
He makes me feel terrible after asking that.
I feel like a horrible person for lying to him about his dad. But it is for his own good. And I hope he never finds out the truth. I will make sure he never does.
"No, he will never come back, my boy," I say softly. "But he watches us from heaven. And he is always with you because he loves you... He loves us."
He smiles.
"And we love him too!"
I fake a smile but it pains me inside that I have to lie to such an innocent and precious soul.
We turn to another stall and my eyes quickly fall on a pregnant woman with long ebony hair, picking ketchup from the stall.
My heart sinks.
Riana?
What the fuck is she doing here?
I thought I had run from Kingswood and everybody there so what the fuck is she doing in this town?
Shit!
I have to leave right away.
I grab Roy's hand and bolt to the exit door quickly.
But then Riana calls from the back and I freeze on the spot.
"Camilla?"
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I grip Roy's hand and drag him swiftly out of the supermarket."Mom! That woman is calling you!" he tells me in confusion as we scamper out.We step into the cold night when I notice that Riana is following us quickly."Quick Roy!"I open the car door and push him in the backseat. I climb quickly and start the engine as fast as I can.The engine roars to life and I drive away as fast as I can.I can see Riana from the side-view mirror, standing staring at us in astonishment, with her big bump shooting."Mom, who was that woman? And, why do you look so scared?"I look at him from the rear view mirror."You see those evil witches you hear from the bedtime stories, she is one of them. And she wants to harm us."From the look on his face, I don't th
I fix the collar of Roy's shirt as he scampers towards the school bus.He stops abruptly and scuffles back to me and smiles sweetly."I think i forgot something."What did he forget? I wonder.I have packed his lunch and an apple, not to forget a bottle of water. So, I wonder what he really forgot."Bend!"That is suspicious.Why does he want me to bend, I wonder? And what does this have to do with what he forgot?I bend quickly and he pecks me on the cheek. He touches the left cheek with his soft little hand."I love you mommy..."My face breaks into a happy smile.I peck his brow."I love you more, My love."The driver honks at us.I hear Renny yell at my son."Dude! It is getting late..."He groan
The man quickly turns back to look at me in astonishment.He takes off the dark glasses and narrows his eyes at me."Who are you?"Shit!It is not Ramon.This is so embarrassing.I clear my throat, as I let go of his denim jacket, feeling embarrassed as fuck."Sorry, Sir..."Eric drapes his hand over my shoulder and scowls at the guy."What is the matter, Mila? What did this guy do to you?"Oh God!I not only embarrassed myself but I am also embarrassing this stranger."I mistook him for someone... " I explain to Eric.I turn to the stranger. "I am really sorry..."The guy just shakes his head and walks away, confused and a little embarrassed.Eric cups my face between his hands gently. "Are you okay, Mila?"
I would have kicked her out.I swear I would have.But how could I? She brought her cute little daughter with her.The pretty little thing has beautiful hair and wide green eyes like her dad's. She looks a lot like her dad, Warren."Claire, meet my best friend, Camilla."The little girl looks up at me.I squat to talk to her."Hallo there, Claire."She is a shy one.Her head falls then she mumbles."Hi."Roy, Lumia and Renny are standing behind me, staring at the visitors. Renny shuffles towards Claire and touches her hand,"Come and play with us."I have never seen Renny so confident before.Roy p
I stand stiff, glued to the ground.For a moment, I completely freeze and my blood stops running through my veins.I hold on to my son so tightly, not sure what to do."This is Mr. Lawrence, mom!" he says in delight, pointing to him.Ramon is a fucking devil.Once he deceived me and now here he is, deceiving my poor little son."Nice to meet you Ms. Clarke," he stretches his hand shamelessly to me.How did he know I changed my name from Clarkson to just Clarke?I fake a smile."Nice to meet you Mr. Lawrence."My son looks up at us and smiles."Mom is single, Mr. Lawrence."Ramon looks up at me with a wide grin on his face. "Well, seems like I am a luc
My heart sinks."Is that a threat?"Ramon looks at me sternly."If you dare expose me, I will have no option but to demand for the full custody of my child."I freeze completely."And just remember," he leans in to whisper. "You will be battling in a court of law with a professional lawyer. Now, would you really like that? Our dear baby getting dragged from one side to another, totally confused just because of the selfish actions of the parents?"No!I know how ugly custody battles can get. And the sad part is, the kids suffer the most. No. I would not want to put my baby through that.I look at Ramon and I see the victorious grin on his face. You would think he just won a lottery. He is enjoying to see me in a state of fear."Listen!" I hiss. "Do not think for a second that you have won this just yet..."
"What is wrong? Tell me!"I am shrieking and completely freaking out."My ex-wife is a psychopath!" he blurts out. "She tried to kill Renny one time... And you just gave him away! Just like that!"My heart sinks."I did not know Eric! If I did... If I did, I would not have given him away!" I quiver. "Now what are we going to do?"He bolts to his car."Find Renny."÷÷÷÷÷÷÷÷"FUCK!! FUCK!! FUCK!!"Eric bangs the steering wheel, cussing furiously when his psychopathic wife declines his call.Roy is sitting at the backseat silently, aware of the tension floating in the air.Eric looks frustrated and I feel so fucking horrible that I am the one making him go through all this. It is my fault all this is happening."We sh
A week has gone by with me trying to avoid Ramon the best I can. And he's done a good job at staying the fuck away from me and I am impressed.Maybe changing my mind was a good thing.I couldn't pack up and just leave this town like that without considering Roy. Most of his friends are here. He loves school more than ever and he's very fond of his fake teacher, Mr. Lawrence. Basically, his entire life is in this town and taking that away from him would be selfish.I wish there was something I could do to get Ramon fired so that my son could get a new class teacher.My only worry is Ramon.What if he takes him away from me?"Why would Ramon take your son away from you?," Riana asks, looking at me like I'm being ridiculous.I sip my hot cup of coffee. "I don't trust him. I know he can do anything!"She munches on the apple. "I don't th