A cocky high school athlete falls for a snobbish and independent girl who makes some of the best grades in her class. Will both have to swallow their pride? In the latter decades of the Ottoman Turkish empire a middle aged couple who are still very much in love are childless after many years of marriage. What delayed decision about their future and legacy will they decide to make? A young custodian with a big heart falls in love with a young teacher who comes from a background very different from his own. Will differences in background and class keep them apart? Gratitude: A Trio of Stories are three stories set in different places and times with different types of people where gratitude and love sometimes intertwine.