All The Bright Places Novels & Stories

I joined him in his car, my adrenaline was pumping, but my mind was all over the place. We reached the destination fifteen minutes later, it was an abandoned warehouse. The place was dark, the surrounding was eerie, I could already see some entities were lurking at several places. I was on alert, the chatter among them was loud, they were whispering about a human and her guardian, how he saved her, how he killed the other human, how he embraced her in his power, engulfed her in his darkness. I was too late... The hooded lanky man, he was her guardian.

Now I couldn’t control the tears, they were just coming. “Baby, I love you so much, so much,” he said. He pulled back to look in my eyes. “I love you so much more,” I said, smiling. After a minute I gathered myself and remembered my burning question. “Where’s Beth! Is Beth okay did they let her go,” I demanded. “Yes baby, yes, she’s okay, just shaken up, she’s out there waiting with everyone,” he said. “Everyone? They’re all here,” I said, almost nervous.

More opinions dressed as concern. “Is Julian Vale risking it all for love?” “Ethan Rhodes: Queer Icon or Career Suicide?” “The men behind Glass Mercy—are they more than collaborators?” People always think they’re owed access when your life brushes against their screens. Across from me, Briar looked exhausted. She always did when she had to deliver news that tasted like warning. “They’re talking about pulling some of the European premieres,” she said, smoothing her already perfect blazer. “The French distributor’s nervous.”

'' The doorman began to swipe the card and asked for the card information and then when he finished charging the money, he smiled and told the girls: ''Welcome girls to Crossroads, have a great time! Charlotte heard this and smiled and looked at her friend, they both held hands and started walking inside. Being inside, Charlotte let go of her friend's hand and began to see the whole place a little surprised, because there were red LED lights everywhere, plus there was an area where the DJ played and it was decorated in a very dark and elegant way, the place was big but cozy, had a bar where they served and delivered all the drinks, Charlotte was very excited and happy to be there when sudden

Eden’s POV “Brighton, NO!” Brinsle’s shrill shriek rang out through the air. The bolt of light hit Beta Brighton. His body went rigid, his eyes wide. Then he fell to the ground, just like her lover had in her memory. I gasped, as did Astrid. That bolt of light was meant for Astrid. Brinsle had just tried to kill Astrid. But Beta Brighton had blocked Astrid, taking the hit himself instead.

It looked exactly the way it was always supposed to be. Bright, Certain, And entirely their own. THE END

It’s Adam! The impact sends my entire lunch; pasta with bright red marinara sauce slowly flying through the air and landing with a wet splatter all over Adam’s white shirt. Everywhere goes silent and I suddenly wish to be swallowed by a miraculous shark. I opened my eyes to a new world but I still find myself in the cafeteria.

Atticus slowly lowers me to the ground, his hand lingering just enough for my legs to remember how to hold me. I glance around and instantly feel small. This place is crawling with bodies, pressed shoulder to shoulder, moving in a chaotic rhythm that's somehow in sync. The only light comes in bright bursts from strobe lights overhead, splashing the room in disjointed flashes. Every flicker freezes faces mid-laugh, mid-kiss, mid-drink, before blurring them back into shadows.