A Nobody Novels & Stories

I opened the messaging app and typed: [Don’t bother coming. I’m already home.] I hit send. The screen went dark. The house fell completely silent. I leaned back on my couch and closed my eyes. The small, stubborn hope I held onto finally faded.

How dare he not save my contact information? Meanwhile, Vivian Morrow, who was standing beside me, grinned triumphantly. “You wench! Did you really think having Lucas’s number makes you special? Keep dreaming!” She looked at me with open contempt. “Even the janitors at Goodwin’s Group dress better than you.” I had always preferred simple, comfortable clothes and never cared about brand names. I never thought that would give people a reason to look down on me. “What era are you even living in? To think you’d still be judging people by their looks. Lucas must be out of his mind to call you his ‘sister in all but blood.’”

You can take on the responsibility of pick-ups and drop-offs. I gently ran my fingers over the bracelet on my wrist. Little did he know that this was the cheapest one Ryder had ever given me. ... As I walked into the arrivals hall, I noticed someone holding a sign that read "Mrs. Weyland". I approached and froze. It was August Cadwell, my ex-boyfriend—the one I hadn't seen in three years. Three years of silence. No calls. No messages. No apology or explanation. Now here he stood, one arm draped casually around Hailey Reed. Behind them clustered a group of preening sycophants, gathered like flies at the arrival gate.

A low, familiar growl rumbled close to my ear, steady and grounding. Then — nothing.

Not by anyone. Not this time.

But how? “Anyways, there's only one way out if you want your secret sealed and I can help you get out of the consequences that would follow, when Scorpion spills the beans “ Fiona offered. Jeniva gnashed her teeth . Scorpion? oh she even knows the nickname of that criminal? Well, that's too late. The idiot was already dead along with others. She chuckled softly and said “Looks like you're a little late. This celebrity is not afraid of anything because the dead can no longer speak” she boasted.