About the Story

“What Happens After You Confess Your Feelings to Someone?” is a story about the highs and lows of high school love. At the beginning, you’ll find yourself in 2005—a time when cellphones were still fairly new on the scene and when social media wasn’t such a big thing.

In this young adult romance, Chloe is a studious high school sophomore who finds herself with a big crush on a junior named Mordecai. He claims he would date her if she were allowed to date, but his actions say otherwise. He’s constantly going out with other girls and constantly breaking Chloe’s heart with his indifference to her feelings, even though he already knows she likes him. He just hasn’t said how he feels about her.

But Mordecai has a secret—several, actually—secrets he can only tell Chloe. They’re secrets he carries with him from his troubled past. And whenever he needs help, Chloe is always the first one he turns to.

At the same time, Chloe has a good friend named Simon. He’s a new sophomore at her school, and his love for Chloe is obvious from the start. Simon is the antithesis of Mordecai—generous, reliable, and parent-approved. But Simon’s nice guy ways are lost on Chloe. And it doesn’t help that he struggles to confess his feelings to her. Senior year is fast approaching, after all—the year Chloe’s parents will finally allow her to date.

If she holds on a little longer, Mordecai might seriously consider going out with her. Or will Simon find a way to win her heart in the end?

Who will Chloe choose? It’s up to you.

When you reach a certain chapter of the story, you’ll get to choose whether you want Chloe to end up with Mordecai or Simon. And then you can read the ending depending on the outcome you select.

An Excerpt

Here’s an excerpt from Chapter 4 of “What Happens After You Confess Your Feelings to Someone?” (Chloe is the one narrating.)

That Friday, Mordecai calls me soon after I get home from school.

“Hey,” I answer.

“That’s all you have to say to me? ‘Hey’?” he wonders.

“Excuse me? Should I have said something more?”

“Yeah, you should have. What’s the deal with you and this new guy?”

“What new guy?”

“The guy you’re always hanging around with now.”

“You mean Simon?”

“Yeah, Simon, I guess. What’s the deal with you two?”

“What do you mean?” I wonder.

“I mean, I’ve been seeing you guys together a lot lately.”

“So…”

“So…what’s the deal?”

“No deal. We’re just friends.”

“Just friends, huh?”

“Yeah.”

“You mean like you and I are just friends?”

“No,” I say. “Simon and I are the type of friends who might actually date someday.” I say that mostly to tease him, not because I truly believe it.

“You’re saying we’re not friends that way?”

“Not from where I’m standing.”

“Well, I don’t like it.”

“Don’t like what?”

“You two together. I don’t like it. It doesn’t feel right.”

I chuckle. “What don’t you like?”

“He’s not your type.”

“Oh? And what exactly is my type?”

“Well…me,” he says.

I chuckle again. “If that were true, we’d be dating already.”

“You’re not allowed to date yet.”

“I don’t believe you’d date me even if I were allowed.”

“What makes you say that?”

“How about the fact that you haven’t even considered asking my parents’ permission to date me? If you really cared about me that way, you would at least try that.”

“Don’t I get any credit for not trying to force you to sneak around behind your parents’ back so I can date you?”

I sigh. “Fine. I’ll give you credit for that. But still—”

“But nothing. The day you become a senior, see if I don’t ask you out.”

“You’ll forget about me by then,” I say.

“Not possible.”

“Sure it is. You’ll be in college surrounded by college girls. You won’t have time for a lowly high school kid like me.”

“I could never forget you, Chloe.”

Every inch of me warms at the sound of those words. It takes a while before I recover enough to say, “Anyway, while I wait for you to make up your mind, I’ll be hanging out with Simon.”

“He’s not your type.”

“Stop saying that.”

“All right, but it’s true.”

“We’ll see.”

How It Works

Regardless of the ending you pick, the story is the length of a young adult romance novel. But it’s told in a sequence of blog posts, with one chapter per post. When you purchase the story, you’ll receive an email within 24 hours giving you a link to Chapter 1, along with a password to unlock the page. Then you can read all the chapters of the main story. (At the bottom of every chapter will be a link to the following chapter.)

When you reach the chapter where you get to decide what you want Chloe to do, you can make your selection by submitting the form available on that page. After receiving your request, again within 24 hours, I’ll email you a link to the first chapter of the ending you selected, along with a password to access that page. Your payment will be securely processed by Stripe or PayPal.

(If you don’t receive any of the emails, please check your other folders, including your Spam folder. And if, after checking, you still haven’t gotten them, please email me at ashleyc@questionsandtisane.com.)

Why You Should Read the Story

This is not a typical YA romance. In this story, there’s no instant connection between lovers. It takes a while before real romance finally blooms. Until then, both Chloe and Simon are dealing with unrequited love for a friend. And the love triangle between the main characters is complicated.

Chloe is attached to a boy who doesn’t treat her well. Simon struggles to confess his feelings to Chloe. And Mordecai—well, he’s carrying his own baggage.

And on top of all that, I’m putting you in the driver’s seat.

When you read this high school romance, you’ll get to choose whether you want Chloe to end up with constant and reliable Simon or complex and unpredictable Mordecai. Plus, you’ll have the option of reading both versions of the ending if that’s your choice—giving you two stories in one. (To read the other ending, just submit the form again.)

Ready to dive in? Then go ahead and buy “What Happens After You Confess Your Feelings to Someone?” to unlock the story!

Note: You must be at least 16 years old to access this story. If you’re younger than 18, you’ll need a parent or guardian’s permission to access it.

Story Terms: By purchasing this story, you’re agreeing to the Story Terms, which can be found here. (If you’re younger than 18, your parent or guardian will need to agree on your behalf.)