All American Novels & Stories

People were coming in groups, while Allen was doing his best to avoid crowds. "Hey, want to try our booth. One dollar for four tries. You just have to hit the bull’s eye." He glanced at the dart board but walked away eventually. "Wait, we got cool prizes. Your one dollar can be turned into 50 if you hit the bull’s eye for four times. Sounds cool?" The student continued bugging him. Allen halted and sighed, "You’re going to regret this."

Others carried small symbols beside the names. Several were crossed out entirely. Claire read the first few names. Then her eyes stopped. MADISON HAYES Her date of birth was printed beside it. Below the name, a thick red line had been drawn across the entry. The instruction beneath it was brief. LOCATE ALIVE. DO NOT TRANSFER TO CIVILIAN HOLDING. For a moment, the room seemed to tilt. Claire read the words again, hoping they would rearrange themselves into something less terrible.

Then he walked to the door and turned the deadbolt. The sound filled the room. “Last one,” Knox said. Tate stood. He pulled his jersey off. The fabric stuck to the scrape that had never really healed. He stripped the rest of the way down because that was how this started and he was done pretending they were going to talk their way around it.

I said decided. " WHAT?" Eddy shouts practically chocking " You hear me!" I said. " Why Zack?" Willy asked. " Yes, why did you take such a stupid decision?" Eddy said. I look at him with a dirty look and answer. " You know my principles right! And the first and famous is maturity. I love matured girls and I can't let an unknown girl come and Destroy my principles just for a game." " What do you mean?" Eddy asked.

I wake up to the sound of my phone calling the Adhan; I can't believe it's morning already. I get up to observe Fajr (morning) prayers and go back to sleep. I wake up a few hours later, dress up and go to the gym. I can't wait for this year to be over; I am finally going to be done with university. I am in my final year of studying software engineering at California State University, Fullerton.

Atlantic High. A school for dickheads and whores. Only a few of those rich kids didn't have a screw or two loose from their heads. The rest were full of themselves and knowing that I was in a country like Nigeria, where they could even burn off a gay person, I had kept my secret from everyone.

Despite Sharon’s protest that she is not feeling comfortable in the dress, Anna purchases the dress for her. Sharon has not liked the way Anna behaves with her; she spent most of her life with bad people and can identify them when they wanted to harm her even though they claim they are helping her. She really thought Anna wanted to help her to find a dress, but then she brought a dress that does not even fit her well and made her uncomfortable, she know Anna does not like her much and try to belittle her for petty things but she does not know the reason for that. Thankfully she had retrieved her dress yesterday when Anna had thrown it in the bin. ***

“I’m not going anywhere.” And for the first time all night, I believe that maybe… just maybe, I don’t have to fight this battle alone.

“You don’t belong here, do you?” The room seemed to close in around me, the other men shifting uncomfortably under his scrutiny. Alex was in control, and everyone knew it. My heart thundered in my chest, but I knew one thing for certain: if I told the truth, I was as good as dead. So I did the only thing I could. I smiled.

Then, he quickly changed the subject, saying he would get me something to eat. Half an hour later, he returned with a load of takeout. One glance and I could see it was greasy barbecued meat, dishes loaded with jalapenos, and even food I was allergic to. I had always known he had never bothered to remember my preferences, but the realization still stung. I pushed the food aside. "I’m not hungry." He frowned, telling me not to be difficult. "You’ve got that little notebook where you keep all of Ruby’s favorite things, but do you even know I can’t eat eggplant? It makes my tongue go numb, and my lips swell up."