First Stoplight Novels & Stories

Adam kept on driving extremely fast without showing any signs of emotion. “Hey! What are you doing? Stop it!" Annalia yells, checking the road in front of her to see whether there are any pedestrians. "Are you crazy?! Adam put an end to that!" When she noticed that the traffic light had changed to orange, she immediately shut her eyes. Anna could already hear vehicles honking at them because Adam was driving so fast, and they were getting dangerously close to other cars that had been obliged to halt because of the red light.

Kung ganoon ay sana nga para naman kahit papaano ay nakikita ko siya. Nang makuha ko na ang nais ko ay nagdesisyon na akong bumalik na sa station. Ngunit tila hindi ako makagalaw nang makita kung sino ang nasa harap ko ngayon. I was stunned for a moment. I don't know what or how should I react . I don't know what to do. Again, I was stunned. "Still into city lights?" aniya. His voice still sounds the same but it doesn't feel the same anymore. Good thing isn't it?

It took Daisy ten years to transform from a humble street vendor into a star investor in the corporate world. I stood by her side for every single one of those ten years. During our darkest year, I threw away every last drop of my self-respect and begged my estranged mother just for twenty dollars to buy us a decent meal. Looking back into Daisy’s heartbroken, tear-filled eyes, I gave her a soft smile and asked just one thing: "On the day the company finally goes public on Nasdaq, will you bring me with you?" She held me close and promised she would. Years later, when her company’s empire was soaring at its absolute peak, I gently brought up my old request once more. She didn't even bot

The building's silhouettes suddenly became the dark night sky and the lights from their windows suddenly were twinkling. "Isn't that beautiful?" I asked when I saw a broken stoplight, the red light was blinking and the green and yellow once didn't seem to work. I thought it was aesthetically pleasing, under the gloom of the night, along the empty streets and silently passing cars. The slow blinking of that stop light seemed to harmonize with the quietness of the evening. I looked at Edgar and he was frowning at the stop light. "Pretty much could cause traffic, goodness, that should be fixed," he said and I rolled my eyes at him.

Now I'm waiting for the count to begin. One emperor, one light. After ten minutes of silence, the light turned on. Please assist me with counting. The first five white lights flashed, then three yellowish lights flashed, one dim light flashed, and finally, one red light flashed. Thank you very much. Thank you to my grandfathers who have voted; eleven of you have done so. Those who believe we should take the saw route, please show yourself as your light has shown. Five red lights appeared first, followed by two yellowish lights, and finally one faint light.

Lights shifted from red to green to amber in steady rhythm. Order. Structured. Predictable. Aria stepped into it. Right at the center. Not blocking. Not interrupting. Aligning. Damien moved to her right. Liam to her left. Formation. Again. Unspoken. The moment she stopped— The pattern changed. Subtle. But immediate. A car hesitated too long at the light. A pedestrian slowed mid-step. A cyclist adjusted course. Tiny disruptions. Building. Aria felt it. “They’re here.” Damien’s voice dropped.

CLINK. On the front of the silver ball, a bright blue LED light began pulsing rapidly, accompanied by a soft, cheerful electronic voice: “PRIMARY LOCK RETRIEVED. COUNTDOWN STARTED.” Zero-Two’s eyes went wide with pure, unadulterated shock. "Arthur’s automated fail-safe..." The silver sphere suddenly burst with a blinding, sun-bright flash of white light and a deafening, high-frequency shockwave that blew out every yellow light bulb in the garage instantly, plunging the entire room into absolute, pitch-black darkness.

Humans aren’t nocturnal creatures after all, most activities happen in the day. As the dark orange hue smeared in the sky behind him, Arata waited until the sign appeared for them to cross. In almost every road in Shouha, there was this lamp post with three small and round signs with different colors: Red, Yellow, and Purple. Red is for ‘Go’, yellow is for ‘Caution’, and purple is for ‘Stop’. Each sign would glow when it is time for which, the light was powered by runes that were carved in the sturdy material behind the glass.

The two of them were shocked when the car they were traveling in stopped suddenly. "Why did you stop suddenly?" said Shyla, looking confusedly at Stev. Before the car they were riding in was running again. To which the man replied with a low grunt. "Red light." He said. "I didn't see any traffic lights earlier," argued the little girl again. "You saw it wrong," replied the man, still stubborn. Meanwhile, Bella, who heard the words of the man, only shook her head slowly. Hers gaze fell back and looked at the little girl in hers lap.

I'm right here. Rose shook her head. Not you. Another version. Everyone became silent. Ethan looked at Evelyn. What does that mean? Evelyn's face changed. Your grandfather has created another clone. Of Elena? Evelyn nodded. And this time, he succeeded. The train suddenly stopped. The lights went out. Ethan stood. Why did we stop? Evelyn looked at the window. The city above us has lost power. Jason checked his phone. No signal. Rose suddenly gasped.