Five Survive Novels & Stories

My tone and voice were sharp, reflecting all the feelings I had bottled up. He fell silent. His face tensed, as if he wasn’t ready to face my firmness. "I—I don’t know where to start. In these five years... I've realized something." I held back a bitter laugh. "In these five years, I’ve realized many things, one of which is that life without you has turned out to be easier than I thought." My words bit, and I knew they were painful for him. He bit his lip, as if holding back something.

But even after turning the house upside down, he still couldn't get a hold of my scent. After all, I'd packed most of my belongings, and Lucy had thrown away the rest of them. To his dismay, Andrew realized that his link with me had been completely severed. It was hard for him to believe that I could vanish without a single trace despite having spent five years with him. "Evie, you're so cruel," he croaked. "You don't even want to give me a chance to make you stay!" The anguish left him with no sleep at all. But once he got on the plane the next day, his confidence returned.

"I remember that on the day Daniel was killed, the report stated that the shooter was left-handed. Tell me—Victor always shot with his right hand. How could he have produced that kind of ballistic trajectory?" Christopher instantly went pale. He unconsciously tightened his grip on his knees, forcing a smile. "Well… How would I know? Perhaps Victor intentionally shot with his left hand to throw us off. A cunning man like him is capable of anything." "Oh." Gabriella hummed in response and didn't argue. "We found Victor's remains at the pier. The DNA test proved that it really was him. He died there five years ago." The cup in Christopher's hand shook slightly. "You seem surprised." Gabriella l

"We partied too hard last night and forgot to use protection—don't forget to buy morning-after pills for your wife." Looking at the woman's smooth bare back and the red mole on her neck in the photo, I felt absolutely nothing. Again. Five years of marriage, and this wasn't the first time. Kathy liked to test me this way. She called it her "little experiment." The first time, she "accidentally" left a receipt for condoms on the nightstand. I got angry and confronted her, but she just smiled with contempt. "Why are you so petty? My girlfriends and I bought that on purpose just to see how you'd react." The second time was on our wedding anniversary. A guy showed up at our door with a bouq

It was the beginning of an everlasting friendship for them both. After they had both cried, Niyi’s mother said, “Niyi, I want to tell you something. Do you know about the five senses?” Niyi nodded. It was in a poster in their class. “Eye, ear, tongue, nose, and..” she couldn’t remember the last one. She wiped her wet eyes on her sleeve as she struggled to. “Skin,” her mother said and tickled her, making her laugh. “Remember, we all have five senses. If you lose one you’ll get four out of five. Is that a good score?”

I sighed, knowing his main purpose was nothing but death. "No problem, you know you're my number one right," I said in a playful tone, chuckling. I might as well make his last memory of me a good one, right? "Oh whatever, Athena Hendrix. I know. I will always be your number one," he said, a smirk crawling up on his face. I cringed as I looked at him. "I take that back," I said, pretending to gag. He laughed and turned to look at me.

Caitlin replied coldly. "No… I won’t… my life is yours, just save me!" T-Five's voice was desperate. T-Five had spent years in the underworld, yet he had never encountered someone who could instill genuine fear in him. Caitlin shattered all his assumptions about women. Caitlin pulled out another pill. "I’ll give you the antidote in three doses. This is the first one. Take it, and take me to my sons. If they even have the slightest scratch on them, I will make you wish you were dead."

How had Vexx known? I glanced over to where Claire slept. Ash remained at her side, trying unsuccessfully to not doze off. Andre, Damian, and Vee sat in chairs on one side of her bed, while my mates and I occupied the couch across the room. The tension in the air was thick, palpable. No one wanted to bring up what was clearly on all of our minds. I sighed. “That was a shit show.” My gaze fell on Vee. “You told us today, 5th Circle would be wiped from the earth, that we’d have victory. So what went wrong?”

“Nobody is marrying anybody. We’re just… dating.” Theo held up his phone. “Group chat name: ‘Team Fifth Vow.’ I’m making it.” Ava lunged toward him. “DO NOT MAKE A GROUP CHAT!” Theo ran. “It’s TOO LATE, MA!” Maya laughed, tears in her eyes. “Oh my God… this family is… everything.” Marvella whispered, “Lord give me strength.” Ava turned to Marcus, mortified. “They’re insane.” He smiled softly. “I love them.”

"You’re still the same arrogant, delusional fool. You really don’t know, do you? That child you’ve been dreaming of, the one you thought was waiting for you, died five years ago." I paused, letting the weight of the words settle. "Funny thing is, he could’ve lived. You remember those dozen missed calls right before I disappeared?" Aiden’s face drained of color. His lips trembled. He stared at me as if he were staring at a ghost. I remained calm. Time had dulled the pain and made my voice still. "I was in a car accident. A bad one. They rushed me into surgery, and I needed a next-of-kin to sign off. I kept calling you over and over. But you never picked up.