Fractured Novels & Stories

Daniel ignited a dialogue. “I was not strong at that period, well, thanks to God I am here, how were your term exams?. Frank replied. “It is alright bro, the exams were good and I took the first position”. Daniel answered. “Wow!! Congrats bro; keep it up!”. Frank said, shaking his hands. “So here I am here to help you, I know it won’t be easy for you but you have to be strong”. (At this time, Daniel took him to his room to prevent any from hearing)

He didn’t need to hear the rest. He already knew. The X-rays came back quickly. The doctor walked into the room holding the images. Sophia didn’t even need him to say it. “It’s broken again.” Sophia closed her eyes. “Same place?” The doctor nodded. “The femur.” Patrick cursed under his breath. Sophia sighed. “Of course it is.” The doctor continued, “The rod held, but the bone around it fractured again.” Sophia rubbed her face. “So what now?” “Another surgery.”

The moment his fingers compressed the cracked jade, the stone violently shuddered against my skin. A sharp, metallic crack echoed through the quiet woods as a massive hairline fracture split the runes right down the middle. A small triangular chip of the green jade broke away entirely, falling into the black mud between our boots. The frequency didn't just leak this time, it exploded.

“What is?” “That thing,” she said, pointing weakly toward the fracture. “It’s not free. Not yet.” As if the world itself wanted to prove her wrong— The chains in her mind snapped. Not all. But one. A deep, echoing crack rang out from the hollow, and the energy surged violently upward, forcing everyone back as a shockwave ripped through the ground. Stone shattered. Dust exploded into the air. And something pushed closer to the surface. A shape. Still incomplete.

Like I was reciting a script I’d been forced to learn. But I said them anyway. Because he’d told me not to break. Because that was the only thing I had left that still felt like mine—whether I followed through or not. My weight shifted, uneven and careful, as I tested my balance. The room swayed slightly, exhaustion pulling at me like chains, but I stayed standing. Barely. Just enough to keep from sinking back down and letting the pain win. “I won’t break,” I repeated, quieter this time, my voice steadier than I felt. “Even if I already feel shattered.”

Raffaele Ricci. I clenched my fists in frustration.

It can decimate the entire warehouse in an instant! Violet kept screaming. "Are you insane? That means you won't be able to survive as well!" Daniel exclaimed, "I never planned to survive from the start! Kevin's the reason why my life is ruined! I want him to die with me no matter what!" At that moment, Kevin rushed up to Daniel and began beating him up by punching him repeatedly. He might be a forensic doctor, but he hung out with police officers all year round and picked up some moves from them.

They burned orange-gold, wild and unreal. And just like that, the world kind of stopped. “Mate,” they breathed, voices tangled together, perfect and broken at the same time.

I asked. “Give me the truth." And then Sofia held out her little finger. I wanted to cry and laugh at the same time. I taught her about the little finger promise when she was 4 years old and I was 8. We promised never to lie to each other. A little finger promise could never be broken. She remembered this. I didn't deserve that gesture, I broke my promise. But not anymore. Sofia deserved the truth that I had denied her for so many years, even though in the end I would lose her for good.

My dream opened the floodgates and memories pouring in, washing over me, drowning me. Down for months, I missed everything, including seven surgeries to fix my body, and I would need more in the months to come. The doctor came in, but I only caught some of what he said. Tibia and femur displaced fractures, which accounted for the brace. Apparently, I got a knee replacement as well as plates and screws to hold all the broken pieces of bone in my leg together while they healed. Basically, my leg was fucked, and even they weren’t sure if it was going to heal right.