Mystery
One Night
Hundi and Riman were inseparable friends. They had bonded over common experiences, trust, and mutual silent understanding of one another. They spent most nights at one of the city's most popular bars, where they relaxed after a day's work nightly. It was not different on that evening. They sat at the corner table they always used, having a laugh and cracking jokes as the night wore on. By the time they decided to leave, it was well past midnight. The streets were eerily quiet, and the dim glow of the streetlights cast long shadows on the empty road.
By Evelyn Ava11 months ago in Chapters
The Conduit: Chapter 5
Jane was still on his mind as he sat in his office with his hands clasped in front of him for over two hours. Their first meeting was anything but productive. It made things clear to Max. He would have to work harder to gain her trust. She was every bit like the scared child she appeared to be, and rightfully so. The way Jensen and his team found her, it was obvious she’d been through something extremely traumatizing, and Jane didn’t give him the immediate sense that she understood everything that was happening to her.
By Jason Ray Morton 11 months ago in Chapters
Fifth-Dimensional Phantom: The Reckoning. AI-Generated.
The Phantom's War Begins The rift pulsated with chaotic energy, a swirling abyss of deep purples and blues, as monstrous figures crawled forth from its depths. Their forms twisted and shifted, defying the very logic of space and time. Some had elongated limbs that stretched impossibly far, while others had eyes that blinked in and out of existence. The air itself trembled at their presence, reality struggling to accommodate their alien existence.
By Kelly Munala Brookes11 months ago in Chapters
The Fifth-Dimensional Phantom. AI-Generated.
The sky was unusually clear that night, and the stars shimmered like diamonds embedded in the heavens. For sixteen-year-old Ethan Carter, it was just another night in his quiet apartment on the ninth floor of a rundown complex in Brooklyn. His mother worked late shifts at a nearby diner, leaving him alone most nights. The sound of sirens in the distance was nothing new, and the occasional car alarm breaking the silence of the city was simply part of life. He had grown used to it all.
By Kelly Munala Brookes11 months ago in Chapters
From Her Window Part 2
If you haven't read part one, stop. Click on this link and it will take you to Part 1 by Rowan Finley! “Ah, Maxine…do you know where you are?” The nurse at my bedside asked in a soft tone. “Umm…” Before I could answer the nurse began assessing my vitals and I wasn’t sure what to say, the mailman’s blood splattering and lifeless body flashed before me once more. “I was in an ambulance…the mailman….” I began as if caught between two different memories strung together as one. “There there…I’ll check back in a few, for now try to drink some water and rest.” The nurse pushed the bedside table over my lap on the bed and left with the door shut behind her. I watched her as if unsure of what to do and saw a well-dressed man outside my room exchanging a brief conversation with the nurse. The man looked over at my door and saw me watching them, and it was then he abruptly ended the conversation with her and began to open the door to my room, “She needs rest!” The nurse frustrated following him in. “Ma’am I don’t need to remind you that I am here investigating a murder…I suggest you walk away before I find you obstructing this investigating.” His voice was stern and his eyes piercing the nurses’ establishing dominance in the room. The nurse shook her head and raised her hands in frustration, “I’m just saying you need to give her some time…” The nurse flashed me a half smile and apologetic eyes as she left my room. “Ah…sorry you had to see that ma’am.” “It’s fine…” I said pushing the bedside table away and tucking my knees into my chest, the thin white blanket nestled under my chin to find comfort and warmth. I wish I hadn’t seen anything…I’d be back inside my home, safe, invisible. “Let’s start over, I am Detective Brett Grayson, and you are?” “Maxine, just Maxine…” “Well Ms. Maxine, it’s a pleasure to meet you although I wish it were under different circumstances.” He flashed a genuine and somewhat contagious smile; I couldn’t help but reply in kind. “Well Mr. I mean Detective…” “Oh, please call me Brett.” “Right, Brett. I know you’re here to question me but honestly, I can’t seem to find the words. I want to help, I just don’t know how.” “How about we start at the beginning.” “What part?” “When you woke up. How did you start your day?” “Well…” I smiled as I thought about my plants, “I was watering my indoor plants making sure they had the right amount of water and sunlight! I was admiring how they were growing…” My smile was from ear to ear as I spoke of my plants. “What kind of plants do you own?” “You want to know about my plants?” “Well, uh yeah. I do.” “Well, I have several succulents, they grow so easily, and hanging by my window is a beautiful Burros Tail, it’s a type of succulent but oh so beautiful with its tail like limbs cascading from its pot. I was admiring that specific plant before…” “Before what?” He asked softly leaning in, eager for me to dive into the gory details. That's when my ears were filling with something similar to that of water, only able to hear the thudding sounds of my heart beating from within my skull! His voice became drowned out and my eyes dropping to the floor as if fixated, it was becoming harder to breathe. “Maxine! Maxine dear!” The nurse rushed in and adjusted my bed, so I was semi-flat and frantically fixing my machine and assessing my vitals. “Maxine you’re okay, you’re safe just breathe. You’re experiencing a panic attack. Breathe.” As hard as it was to hear, I did what she said and a few moments later I began feeling my body relax and settle down again as she pushed some medication through my IV in my arm. “I’m sorry…” I began, “No, don’t be Maxine, you just need rest.” The nurse patted my shoulder, and I felt as if she was like a mother to me the way she wanted to protect me and comfort me. It was nice, but I wasn't sure what to say or how to thank her. The nurse darted her eyes towards Brett, who was still in the room writing on his notepad. Brett stood, smoothing his outfit he glanced at the nurse unapologetically, and then over to me with his eyes softening. They were a crisp green, almost metallic like, and I couldn't help but to smile at him. “I’ll be back in the morning Maxine. Until then, try to rest like the nurse said.” The nurse began making sure I was comfortable and brought in a tray of food for me to pick at. “Maxine, I know you’ve had a very long, rough day, but you are safe here. The doctor will be in soon to inform you of what’s going on. If you need anything, anything at all, push the nurse button on your remote here okay.” I nodded, thankful for her genuine care as she left the room.
By Sibley Shamra11 months ago in Chapters
Glass Winter | Chapter VII. Content Warning.
Figures materialised on a white horizon, some two hundred yards from the mouth of the cavern. From this distance it would be impossible to make out the trench wall of snow concealed by the blizzard, nor what lay behind it. By the time Sevt and company were seen and directed to the encampment the winds had shredded enough, and the huskies were too weak to stand. Quin had shielded Aurora behind his back from most of it while his own face bled, and Sevt suffered a similar, albeit graver, injury while leaping behind the rest with a shard of the wrecked punt as a cane.
By Andrei Babanin11 months ago in Chapters
