Come And Play With Me Novels & Stories

"Come for a ride." ***

After the birthday celebration, filled with joy and warmth, Theo turned to Teacher Mike with a wide grin on his face. "Teacher Mike, can we play now?" he asked, his eyes sparkling with anticipation and excitement. Teacher Mike chuckled warmly at Theo's eagerness to play, knowing that a healthy balance of learning and play was essential for a child's development. "Of course, Theo! What would you like to play today?" he replied, his voice filled with enthusiasm. Theo's face lit up with delight as he rattled off a list of his favorite games - from building towers with colorful blocks to pretending to be superheroes on an imaginary adventure. Teacher Mike nodded along, impressed by Theo's creati

"I think it is because of the festival in our neighboring village. If I am right, it's with happened tonight, so they will prepare to go there and perform." "Oh, so that's why they will not come here today." "Yes, my lady." Sadly, I wouldn't see them perform here. But if they are coming here from time to time then maybe I should just go some other time to watch them and enjoy their music. There's nothing really that we can do. We just chat about random topics and watch other people enjoy the park. There was a place for children to play, but it's not like those on earth. There are no slides or swings here that the children will enjoy.

Just rules. Leaning closer, I whisper, “How about tonight, we do something different? Just you and me. I’ll teach you a game my mamá taught me when I was little.” Her eyes widen, uncertain but curious. “A game?” I nod, forcing a smile. “Yes. No piano, no books. Just fun.” For the first time since I met her, something sparks in her eyes, something fragile and bright. I drag out a chair closer to her desk and tap the empty surface. “Come, sit. I’ll show you something.”

It seemed like all I was was his girlfriend. “Oh, so you were spying on me, Mr.?” I decided to play along. “How can I not? You being outside was outshining the winter sun. For sure, you would be warmer than the sun is today!” He joked and shook his body as he was dusting off the cold from his clothes.

Every person who had underestimated me. I smiled, a cold, dangerous smile. They won’t see me coming. And then my phone buzzed, an unknown number. “Tonight, the first move begins,” a text read. I looked up, heart racing. The city lights outside reflected in my window, painting streaks of red and gold. Adrian was right. This was war. And I was already in it. The thought made my pulse race, fear, excitement, and something else I didn’t dare name. I was no longer just Nora Vaughn, the obedient daughter. I was a player. And Adrian Cole… he was both my ally and my storm.

Not here, not at Harrington Enterprises, where excellence was the air everyone breathed—or suffocated without. My phone buzzed against the desk, vibrating insistently until I reached for it. Maya. “Don’t tell me you’re still at that office,” she said, laughter spilling through the line. “Elena, it’s Friday night.” “I’ll leave soon,” I promised, leaning back in my chair and pressing the bridge of my nose. “I just want this model finished before Monday.” “You’re not a machine,” she teased. “Normal people go out, eat ice cream, maybe even kiss someone. You? You date Excel.”

"And we can decide what to do about it." Ava picked up her bag. She thought about four words written on a Friday afternoon, about an apology text on a Monday morning from someone who had realized she knew, about a third person in a photograph who connected two separate threads that had been running parallel for three weeks and were not parallel at all. "The Eastbridge game is Friday," she said. "I know." "After the game," she said. "All four of us. I'll tell you what I know." Noah nodded. She walked away toward the exit, and she was halfway across the car park when her phone buzzed, and she looked at it expecting Noah or Sofia or the unknown number with another piece of carefully placed info

Those innocent baby browns held my heart. I released him from the hug, “I promise we’ll do something special together soon, just you and me.” Liam’s face lit up with excitement. “Really?” “Really,” I confirmed, brushing a stray hair away from his face. “But for now, let’s finish building your amazing Lego tower and then get a juice box.” Liam’s enthusiasm returned as he nodded eagerly, already reaching for the blocks scattered on the floor. I couldn’t help but smile as I watched him dive back.

I tell him, “and then I’ll leave.” “We’ll see,” he mutters, before pulling his phone out from his pocket. He looks at it for a few seconds, before looking up at me again with a slight smile. “Do you want to meet Aiden and Zander, now? They want me to come over to play some cards.”