In a quiet suburban neighborhood, nestled amidst picturesque landscapes, there lived a small family consisting of Mr. Wilson, his beloved wife, and their precious little boy, Joe. Their humble abode was adorned with love and warmth, as they showered Joe with affection and imparted valuable life lessons. As Joe grew older, his parents would lovingly pray for him every night, shielding him with their hopes and dreams. However, they were aware that time was not on their side. They yearned to witness the milestones of his life, to see him grow into a fine young man, with a family of his own to cherish. Their days seemed to slip away too quickly. One day, when Joe turned ten, he approached his mother with a glimmer of anticipation in his eyes. He had observed his friends receiving extravagant toys as birthday gifts, leading him to muster the courage to express his own heartfelt desire. "Mama," Joe gazed at his mother's wrinkling face, his eyes blinking and his lips forming a g

This my story begins when I got into junior secondary school, over twenty-five years ago. I was new into the school. An only boys college. You know how it feels as a newbie, but you also should know how it is when the entire class is new into the school. Well, in no time, we all began to choose friends and best friends. I tried to keep to myself for a while, cause I felt it wasn't the right time for having friends. One thursday afternoon, we were to have elementary science, but we later got the information that the teacher was down on health. In no time, the whole class was upside down; almost everyone had something to talk about to their friend, but I was almost alone. Eventually, I faced a group not too far from me and tried to join their conversation while looking around for something more fun. Then I saw a short boy by the window all alone. He's called Tenke by everyone and his height somehow made everyone tease him. I figured that I could try befriending h

• Chapter 2 The morning after their wedding night, the couple were busy working on what they had discussed even before getting married. Mira held a scarlet ring, as her husband imprinted a little diagram that signified something unknown on the ring. The diagram was heptagonal in shape with a line crossing over it from left to right. A sign they alone understood. *** Mira remembered all these as she held the ring in her hand. She was not ready to cry again. She had wept so much, that she no longer saw tears as an option. Facing the wind with great zeal to fight was, to her, the best thing she could think of. She heard a knock at the door and called for the person to come in. Her voice brought no sound, so she cleared her throat and called again. "Come in." The door opened and Michel emerged. "Am I welcome?" Michel said smiling. "Don't kid me girl." Mira said with a friendly tone. Michel hopped on the bed. "I bought some groceries on my way home. A

It was a bloody evening. Charley sat next to the street light resting her back on nothing. She just stared at the emptiness in front of her and allowed her mind to move freely. The world around her, was more peaceful than ever. No living, no moving, save the whistling wind which watched and called her. Charley had on, her usual outfit, a pure black jacket on a blue jean, with matching black sandals. Except that this time around, she had red stains on the attire. In her mind lingered the words 'It All ends here. No going back. No way forward. The past may seem appealing, but instead gaze on who is leading...' ***** Small Roger sneaked out of his room. He was heading for the stadium where he could play basketball with his friends he had told he would meet. It was a Sunday afternoon, and throughout the service, like every other Sunday, he only wanted the time to be 11:30am, service closing time so he could go home and get ready to run to the stadium. Small Roger

• Chapter 1 "Her Highness, Queen Betty, has raised the ban on robots and other high technology devices such as infomorphs, super AI computers, mind-distorter rays, and so many others, which were banned after their inability to respond correctly to orders late spring, last year. They are now back to normal and are... to... b..." Diago turned down the volume of his room's television. "Mum! The Queen has changed the laws on the techs!" Diago screamed from his room with excitement. "I know! Good news right?" She responded back. He jumped up and ran to his mini lab. He gently opened his door and halfway ajar, he slid in. He smiled as he stared at Demi, his robot which the connection was powered off mysteriously by the government. He had been working on upgrading Demi to be more human-like but at a point it began to disobey commands and even wanted to run away, before he was eventually powered off from CRHQ, a government lab that controls every high connect

• PROLOGUE The classroom was coloured blue at the bottom and had white on the upper part. All around the room were students in white shirt and red trousers. They appeared to be seven years old in all. They were seated on the wooden floor in form of a pentagon around their master, Master Yark, who had on a white garment with red head tie. Master Yark began to teach his students on the principles of becoming immortal criminals or as they call themselves 'Roaming Tigers'. "Yourself is the master of your destiny. Anything you need to be able to reach any height, is already in you. Consecration and concentration only can bring it out. Today, we move to the Melgushi, the test for the coming death mode. Tomorrow, we'll get to the final test before attempting Gustocano, the training that ends lives. A bare hand fight with Sacura, my pet." The students began to frown, because they knew what that meant - a fight with a real tigress- but they could not move an inch. They

Holly returned to Windland, with her mother. They had relocated to Zurcky, but the past had become the present and the present was now in the past. The plane ride was a smooth one. When they stepped out of the airport, they boarded a cab that took them to an hotel they had booked for online. Holly: I love it here momma. Janise: I know. I used to work here you know! Holly: wow, that's nice. Janise: (muttered some words) Holly: say what? Janise: never mind. ***** Janise handed a bunch of keys to Holly. She searched for the appropriate key, she could use to unlock the front door. Eventually, she found it and slowly tried it. It clang open, somewhat reminiscent of some scary movies, where as the door got opened, a beast or a ghost could appear. Then, they both entered. The room was too dark and it was tough to locate the light switch. Holly pulled up the sleeves of her silver coloured shirt, that matched her silver dyed hair. She brought out a Samsung phone and turned on the li

Dr Janise: oh no. She walked out of the Intensive Care Unit. Clouds of tears were already gathering around her eyeballs. ***** The next day, Mr Logan was taking his early morning beer. He had been fired from work because of his never-ending lateness. Life was so mean to him. The doorbell chimed. Logan: who is by the door? Voice: we have come on behalf of the government. Logan: I am coming there. Just hold on. Logan walked over to the door with his beer bottle still at hand. He opened the door to find two men in suit standing by the door. He looked further backward and saw three police vehicles with heavily armed officers kneeling with a knee. Logan heaved and smiled. Officer 1: are you Mr Logan? Logan: Yes, I am Logan Connor. Officer 1: we are from t.... Logan: weeeeiiit! I know who you are. And I don't care. You are here to arrest me because of a demon right? The alcohol had already affected his thinking ability. He wasn't thinking right anymore. Logan: Don't worr

Sh...! My father whispered. We were hiding behind some crates, from some enemies that were passing by. All we could hear were the reedy sounds from gunshots, marching boots and screaming voices. I looked up and saw fear on father's face. I wanted to tell him that men are not to fear, but I just didn't want those enemies to know where we were. Mother and sister had left with a bus to a refugee camp. Father couldn't go because the bus was full and I didn't let father go all alone so I also didn't go with the bus as well. I went on foot with father. Our enemies were three times as large as we were. And they also joined forces with some other countries, which made us feel we would not be able to survive as a country. They were fearless and we, fearful. The reek from decaying and some burning bodies filled the air. And the sun about to set made everything tougher for us. I brought out a wristwatch father bought for me, when it was my 7th birthday. The time was 4:37pm. Wh

"Why is that man always like that?" Helen asked pointing at a man at a corner in the restaurant. "Good afternoon ma!" the counter attendant greeted. "Good afternoon, please does that man even eat here or do you know why he is that way?" "Ma'am we don't know why he is always like that and we've asked if there is any problem but he said we should not bother. Besides he eats here, even though it is only by 2pm." The counter attendant noticed that Helen had stopped listening. Helen was staring at the man. "ma'am, whats your order?" She said aloud to bring Helen's attention back to her. ""oh sorry, please give me the usual." I'll also take a drink." Helen took a drink and went to the man's table. "sir can I sit here?" The man placed his head on the table ignoring her. "hm... I'll take that as a yes!" Helen said and sat down. "Please leave. I am tired of everybody

It was one unusual hot night. And coincidentally there was no power supply. The reason for the power failure is still somewhat mysterious. Rae could not sleep because of the unusual heat. He sat by his window and looked into the dark light-forsaken night. The moon was thankfully at its brightest that night, which made his watch an interesting one. He saw from his room, how some flies were rolling around graciously. But he didn't put his focus on it. Instead, he gazed into the sky and watched the stars. He watched and wondered why some people love to look at... the sky. He did not see anything attractive in the normal same old sky. Just as he was about to leave the boring place so he could catch some sleep, his eyes caught someone or something as short as his height. Something lone and probably poor. It moved slowly with it's head glittering like a fire fly. Rae looked closely and still didn't know what it was. He decided to go check for himself, but he d

Doctor: hello miss! Holly opened her eyes to see herself in an hospital she doesn't recognize. A female doctor was standing by her side. Doctor: I am Doctor Janise... Holly:   (whispering) my brother! Dr Janise: and you are? Holly: where is my brother? Dr Janise: calm down miss. Your brother is fine. Holly: where is he? I want to meet him. She began to rise up from the bed, intending to search for her brother. Dr Janise placed her palms on Holly's shoulders. Dr Janise: you just have to calm down. Your brother is fine. Please be calm. Holly: alright, I am calm. Dr Janise: thank you. As I was saying, I am Doctor Janise and you are? Holly: why do you want to know? Dr Janise: miss, just let's be friends okay? You can trust me. Holly: (feeling sad) allllrraaiittt. I am Holly Connor. Dr Janise: okay, so what about your parents? Holly: my mum is late and for my dad, it's hate. Dr Janise: awn, m

Hey there readers, thanks for coming. If you have not read the part 1 of this story I suggest you do so. NOTE: I made a few changes in the style of writing this story. If you do not like this new pattern, please let me know in the comment box afterwards. Thanks. ... And snow began to fall. Holly tore the bread to two. She gave one half to her brother and started to eat the other half. Dylan: sister, I am cold. Holly: snow is about to fall. Let's get to church quickly. Dylan: why do we have to go there now? Holly: we can't go home now, not now that the cloud is getting dark. Plus bad father might be home. Dylan: I hate bad father. Holly: I know, so we have to go to church. The southwind came and everywhere was freezing cold. Holly held Dylan's hand and soon began to run. The Church building was the next street and they had to get there fast. Dylan: sis..ter (trying to catch his breath) Holly: huh? Dylan: do.. you think we'll... The sound of the wind suddenly became l