Gear 5 Novels & Stories

His hair was slightly messy from the wind, and for some reason, it made him look… more human. “It’s fine, I just got here,” I lied, even though I had been there for nearly ten minutes. We started talking about the clinic. Julien showed me some notes from an international health foundation—they were interested but wanted a more detailed budget plan. I jotted down notes in my little notebook, trying to focus, but occasionally my eyes would steal glances at his hands moving animatedly as he explained. There was a simple silver ring on his ring finger—not a wedding ring, just an accessory—but for some reason, I noticed it.

The day my husband, Cameron Gray, died unexpectedly, I swallowed an entire bottle of sleeping pills. His best friend and my sworn enemy, Alfie Crawford, kicked the door open with bloodshot eyes and dragged me back from the brink of death. "You have to live, even if it's for Cameron's sake!" For the next three years, Alfie reins in his temper completely. Even when I step outside just to take out the trash, he insists on coming with me. I thought I'd finally moved past the pain. Somewhere along the way, I even fell for him. In the second year of our relationship, I hold a positive pregnancy test, ready to surprise Alfie, only to find something buried at the very back of his drawer. It's a

On our wedding day, my fiancée and brother died in a tragic crash, and the shock left my mother completely bedridden. Everyone blamed me, saying I brought misfortune and death to everyone around me. However, I didn't even have time to grieve. I worked myself to the bone, hauling concrete at construction sites by day and delivering food by night, just to afford my mother's medical bills. Then came the day I took a side job wearing a mascot suit for a grand opening event. One employee mentioned, "Our boss is super rich and handsome, and his wife is so sweet. Their family is so loving. They even rescue stray cats and dogs all the time!" I stayed quiet, only worried about whether I'd make it

she reached there and began smiling to herself as she thought of the ludicrous explanation she had given to the agent who asked her what the circuit board was exactly functioning for. ‘OBD stabilizer my ass she thought to herself as the length of her grew wider. She reached for her pockets and brought out a walking talkie and began speaking to it. “this is fox five at garage station 2. All ready to open vault. Awaiting further orders” She paused and listened back for a response from the the device. The device buzzed immediately and she pressed a button on it that now enabled it to speak the response out loud “fox five at garage station 2 . you are clear to open vault.”

“Here, sir. Please come this way. This is the latest model we have, G500. It is 248 thousand dollars and a perfect match to your honorable status.” Uh…the car looked wonderful and the status befitted Zack’s but…he did not quite have enough money for it…