A Familiar Stranger Novel Novels & Stories

Pushing his way across the threshold, the mysterious stranger steps forward, excusing himself as he pushes past me. `"Hey!" I call after him not sure if I should let him enter without knowing who he is. Even though he seems familiar for some reason, I don't know if I can trust him. "Wait! Who are you?" He doesn't reply and I watch, agast, as this strange young man begins flipping cushions and clearing off countertops, growing more and more agitated with each movement until his face is beet red and he starts swearing under his breath about running late. If he keeps up at this rate, he's going to wreck my friend's apartment. “I’m sorry, but Hazel isn’t here and…”

"You don't need to force yourself to tell me anything." "I made a really big mistake last night." Slowly, with her friend's empathy, she mustered the courage to confess what she did. It was indeed a mistake, but she could not deny the fact that it was her decision that caused it to happen. If she had not been impulsive last night, she would not have been in such a dilemma. "We all make mistakes, Vi. No matter what happens, I'll be here for you." Via hugged Cassie tighter, afraid that her friend would change once she heard what happened. "I slept with a stranger last night."

I couldn’t make out his features, but something about him was… familiar. “What’s your problem?” I demanded, crossing my arms over my chest. “You ruined my dance.” The stranger didn’t respond right away. Instead, he stepped closer, his presence towering over me. His scent hit me like a freight train…pine and earth, a scent that was achingly familiar. Lorenzo. I froze, my heart skipping a beat. But it couldn’t be him. It wasn’t possible. He was supposed to be far away, dealing with his engagement or whatever else his life now entailed.

“Urghh!” I grumbled out of frustration as I watch the tattooed stranger drive out of my street. The jerk made me beg him for sex only to turn me down, apparently he had a child to take care of and couldn’t stay but still didn’t make any attempt to ask for my number or even give his, such a jerk. I hissed and headed inside my tiny apartment, the emptiness welcomed me once again. It’s always been just me ever since Henry got hospitalized, we lived together after my graduation.

Jamal asked, his voice low but with a snarl that made the other man's smirk falter for one brief moment. "No problem whatsoever" the stranger replied, though his eyes never left my own "Just befriending an old family acquaintance" Family acquaintance? My heart thudded so loudly that i could barely hear the music anymore. Jamal's grip on me tightened "Walk away." The man tilted his head, gazing at me one last time "Have a good evening, Melissa" And he disappeared into the crowd, as suddenly as smoke. I glanced at Jamal "Who was that?" His jaw clenched but his eyes remained unreadable "Someone best left forgotten."

] [Even if they don't like me, I'm going to stand up for you. Before, a message like that would’ve melted my heart. I would’ve believed that Jim really cared about me, that he was the only one who truly understood how I felt. Now, it just felt like a cruel joke. I didn’t reply his message, and put him on Do Not Disturb. Then, out of nowhere, I got a friend request. It was from Rowena. The moment I accepted, she flooded me with photos—dozens of shots of her and Jim looking intimate and close.

"It's okay. You're safe." I buried my face in his chest, my voice muffled. "How did they even find this place?" Hector was quiet for a moment. "I'll handle it." True to his word, he took care of it. I didn't know what he did or said, but my family never showed up at our door again. Life finally settled into a peaceful rhythm. I managed to find a new job in Solvane. The company was small, but the culture was incredibly supportive.

Beside me, I saw the corner of Cassius’s mouth twitch as he fought, and failed, to suppress a grin. “I dream of it, sometimes,” the vendor sighed, clasping her hands to her chest and gazing at some unseen horizon. “A dashing stranger sweeping me away from Glens Crossing for a life of adventure.” Her focus snapped back to us. “This is the newest in the series. Simply divine.” I rested a hand on the book, a convenient prop. “Speaking of strangers,” I began, flipping a page, “have you noticed any… unusual travelers? Perhaps someone who seemed a bit out of place?”

Samuel looked at Raymond’s silhouette before saying, “Ray, you mean? He’s an officer in our school’s logistics department. We’ve met a few times before. He offered to take me out for a meal, so we chatted for a bit.” I did not expect Samuel and Raymond to actually know each other. What an incredible coincidence. The stranger whom I met in the park actually worked at our school. “Fiona, did you come to see me because you’ve made up your mind? Are we going to the hotel tonight?” Samuel’s words pulled me out of my spiraling thoughts. I had originally summoned my courage to tell him the truth. However, at that moment, I hesitated. Samuel knew Raymond. Moreover, he seemed to have a good relations

"I've lost all interest in you. I'm here for one reason: to have fun with my daughter." Jennifer's laughter was sharp, her eyes locking onto Noelle with disbelief. "You're not interested in me, Cedric? Do you even believe that when you say it? "The moment I laid eyes on this kid, I couldn't shake the feeling...those features, they're eerily familiar. "I've had my assistant dig up your info. The kid's four, and her last name is Shaw. "Cedric, you're quite the strategist. Adopting a kid who looks like mine just to shake me down? Or did you stoop even lower and steal my DNA?