Beneath A Marble Sky Mga Nobela at Kwento

At the hockey game, my neighbor Bianca confessed her feelings to the team captain, Hudson, right in front of everyone. The moment she finished speaking, someone dumped an ice-cold soda right over her head. "Look at this greasy freak. Does she really think she has a chance with our star player?" The bleachers instantly erupted into cruel laughter. I watched her soaked hair stick to her face as tears mixed with the dripping soda. I walked over and shielded her from the cruel jokes. Then I pushed through the crowd and offered her a tissue. She slapped my hand away. "Stop being so fake, Harper! You're the biggest hypocrite in this school!" The next morning, I woke up and realized I was i

POV: Neoma The world had been vertical. Now, it was flat. I stood on the spine of a fallen gargoyle. The stone was cold, vibrating with the aftershocks of the impact. The Celestial Spire lay before me—a dam of gold and white marble blocking the horizon. The balconies where Highbloods had sipped wine were buried in the abrasive red dust of the Wastes. Grit coated my tongue. It tasted of sulfur and copper. My lungs burned as the wind forced metallic dust into my windpipe, triggering a dry, racking cough.

He pulled out the velvet box, and the butterfly diamond caught the light of the drones, sparkling like a captured star. "Xielle Yue... will you stay in my garden forever? Will you marry me?" Xielle couldn't speak through her tears. She only nodded frantically, throwing herself into his arms and almost knocking him over as he knelt. "Yes! Yes, Zeke! Always yes!" As Zeke stood and crushed her into a kiss, the drones ascended, forming a massive, shimmering butterfly in the night sky that slowly transformed into a beating heart. Up on the cliff, Tania wiped a stray tear from her cheek. "He finally did it."

Always me. “Morning, healer.” Kael didn't greet him. Typical. “What did you find?” I asked. Bren pointed at the water. “This.” I knelt beside him—and froze. Dead fish. Dozens of them. Floated up along the shore, their scales pale, eyes clouded, bodies stiff. All of them with the same odd discoloration beneath the gills—a greyish-green marbling that looked disturbingly similar to the veins spreading along the spines of the sick pack members.

asked Sky softly. “Of course I would,” said Marina, laughing. "But it is not possible." "Why not possible. I can give it to you if you want," Sky said in a serious tone. "Ha? How come. I didn't know you either?" asked Marina confused. "My name is Sky. I am Summer's big brother. I will built a library, just like this, for you." Marina shocked. "W-why?" Sky brought his face closer to Marina, when they had arrived in front of the library. "Because I am falling in love with you. So, marry me and let me give you the library you dream of."

He had never truly cared enough about me to examine the engagement token carefully. Nevertheless, I remembered it perfectly. "The pendant has two dragons wrapped around a ruby. The goldwork twists their bodies together around the stone. And there's a tiny yellow mark on one side—a small flaw." I had worn that pendant constantly until I turned twenty. Every detail of it was burned into my memory. Nova lifted the pendant and examined it from front to back. Then she turned and smiled at Ryder. "Even if it is Lyra's… I kind of like it now. Do I have to give it back?"

Jax partnered with a tall boy named Marcus, who could make shadows bend but hated the darkness it brought. "I feel alone when the shadows come," Marcus admitted, dodging a practice strike. "Like the world disappears and only bad things stay." Jax blocked and countered. "I get that. My shifts make me feel like I lose myself. What if I never come back human?" Elias walked between pairs, offering tips. "Marcus, shadows are not your enemy. They are cover. Use them to protect your team, not hide from it. Kane and I learned that the hard way in our first real fight. We almost lost because we held back."

"You still think Skye's just some regular programmer?" Edward's tone was sharp with disbelief. "She's a top-tier hacker I managed to bring back through old connections! Letting her date you back then was me doing you a favor." Julian froze for several seconds, stunned speechless. When he finally found his voice again, it was full of incredulity. "Her?!" "Yes, her!" Edward barked, his patience gone. "Skye was the best match I could've arranged for you, and look what you've done! You went and got another woman pregnant—what a disgrace!"

My smile froze. Damn it, I should have checked my horoscope before leaving the house. What rotten luck! I got up to leave, but Ethan grabbed my arm. "Emma, honey, don't go." "First of all, don't call me 'honey.' Go find your Leah for that. I'm single now and have no husband. "Second, let go, or I'll scream for help." Ethan's trench coat was wrinkled, completely out of character for someone who usually cared so much about cleanliness. His beard looked unkempt, and it was like he had not shaved in days.

“Julian, if I leave, they’ll find me. I’m the only signal left. I’m like a lighthouse in a black ocean.” “Then we’ll hide together,” Julian said, firm. “I’m not leaving you. Not again.” They bolted for the back exit, boots splashing through blue puddles. Behind them, Maya’s old glass tube shattered, sending shards flying—glittering like broken stars in the dark. Outside, the world had gone sideways. The sky wasn’t blue anymore. It was an oily purple, swirling with clouds that looked bruised and sick. Far above, the black needle kept coming—slow, but heavy, and terrifying.