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The Mystery Box
The Mystery Box There was a storage room near the back door of the main house. The door to the storage room was almost always closed. No one except my grandmother, mother, and little mother entered the storage room. Right on the right side of the storage room was a big box. When I was about five years old, that box was very mysterious. At that time, I was not tall enough to look inside the box.
By Rohitha Lanka11 months ago in Fiction
"The Path of the Stars"
"The Path of the Stars" The stars had always captivated Lena. The night sky was her sole consistent friend when she was growing up in a little village tucked away in a verdant valley. She first heard about the Starlit Path—a legendary trail that is supposed to reappear just once per century and leads to an ancient treasure buried deep in the mountains—there, under the sparkling lights.
By Rajoan Islam11 months ago in Fiction
Code of the Heart: A Hacker’s Love Story
Introduction: In the vast digital world where codes and firewalls define boundaries, a lone hacker named Ryan operated in the shadows. Feared by corporations and chased by authorities, he found solace only in the glow of his screen—until he met Emily. She was everything he never expected: kind, curious, and untouched by the darkness he lived in. As their love story unfolded, Ryan faced a dilemma—one last dangerous hack that could cost him everything. In a world where trust was fragile and secrets were deadly, could love be his redemption, or would it be his downfall?
By Amar Zaidi11 months ago in Fiction
The Letter in the Attic: A Secret That Changed Everything
The Letter in the Attic The attic smelled of dust and forgotten years. Clara wiped her hands on her jeans, leaving streaks of gray on the denim, and stared at the box in front of her. Its edges were frayed, the cardboard softened by time. Her father had always been a man of few words, but now, in the silence of his empty house, she wished she had asked more questions.
By Dinesh Maurya11 months ago in Fiction
The Man in the Shadows. Content Warning.
Jessica swallowed hard, forcing herself to meet Deputy Callahan’s gaze. His eyes were sharp, searching her face for something, any hint at what she was doing in the loft. The truth, maybe. But what was her duty to law enforcement? They wanted to hang her mother's murder on her.
By Loretta Emmons11 months ago in Fiction
The Man in The Shadows. Content Warning.
Jessica’s heart pounded as she clutched the worn leather journal to her chest. Dust swirled around her in the dim barn loft, caught in the slanted beams of fading sunlight filtering through the cracks in the wooden walls. The smell of hay and aged wood filled her nose, grounding her in the eerie stillness of the moment. Jessica was so caught up in her search, she had not realized how long she had been in the barn.
By Loretta Emmons11 months ago in Fiction
The Wells of Our Past
When we got water from wells.......... Today, water is piped to our homes, but in the past we had wells to get water. Living on a small hilltop, we had to go down about two hundred meters to get water. There were several wells near the paddy fields on several sides.
By Rohitha Lanka11 months ago in Fiction
Simon Thomson's Most Unusual Tuesday
The Bananas, the Beets, and the Most Peculiar Day at Mr. McTavish's Grocery Emporium It started on a Tuesday, and like most Tuesdays, it was no different than any Tuesday before. The sun shone kindly from behind a veil of lazy clouds, and Simon Thompson was where he so often was the gray, characterless aisles of Mr. McTavish's Grocery Emporium.
By Rohitha Lanka11 months ago in Fiction
