Lonely Town Novels & Stories

For the next hour, we talked about everything and nothing. Music, dreams,embarrassing childhood stories and, the future. For the first time since leaving Tyler, I felt myself relaxing completely especially with another man. Maybe life was finally moving forward, mybe I was finally healing, then my phone vibrated again. The sound immediately pulled my attention away from Drake. Frowning, I reached for it. The same anonymous number. A strange feeling settled in the pit of my stomach. Slowly, I opened the message. The smile disappeared from my face.

Maybe thirty or so people, spread out across the big food court so that everyone who's talking has enough space to hinder any eavesdropping. Looking out one of the windows, I see the town of Lonewood wink and twinkle in the early night. It's a sleepy town. Nice and calm, and not having any memory of pain, at least I think it doesn't. Maybe I will stay...? Or maybe not. I just need a reason to. And that reason better be good. Otherwise, it's bye-bye to this place.

she says. As we pull into the town, it’s empty, like a ghost town empty. There’s no one around anywhere. Everything looks deserted. “All it needs is a tumbleweed blowing across the street to complete the weirdness of this town,” she says and a moment later, a tumbleweed goes blowing across the road. I look down the street as Leana drives slowly through the main street of the town. “Let’s stop at that gas station up ahead, see if anyone is there,” I say.

"You seem like a nice man. Why did you join such a life?" "Everyone called me crazy. They said I'm no good so I find work here. But they also say I'm useless." As days have passed, I noticed he was abit slow. He needed help not treated like trash. "Where is your nephew?" "He was taken by someone from his father's side." "Do you ever see him?" " No. No money to go." "If I got you help, can you leave this life behind?" "Yes.yes, want to be good uncle and him not call me crazy."

The word "we" left both Cole and Eileen frozen in place, caught off guard. So, what he meant was that not only was he involved in the bidding, but Jaycie was, too? Looking around, they realized none of the information they read about the other bidders seemed to match Jaycie, and the only person left in the running was... Ms. Stanton, the only daughter of Housleton's wealthiest family. The realization hit both Cole and Eileen like a ton of bricks, and their faces drained of color. They glanced around at the crowd, who seemed to be watching the scene unfold with great amusement. In that moment, it became painfully clear to them—they were the butt of the joke.

Winter answered, clearing her throat. "Well, you must have reasons I guess. But life in the town isn't less better than in the city I'd say it's much better given that we have more healthy methods of feeding as wolves rather than preserved meat. I think you're a special one though.” chattered Lupe's wife, using the word “special” where she'd acted meant “strange”. "I mean, living alone all by yourself in the outside of town where people don't stay much. You didn't get to hear of the ghost creatures and rogue vampires and who-knows-other-evils you were exposed to? That's a courage I could never have but you had us worried sick.”

Cathy's gaze drifted across the faces of her former friends, and she felt a pang of despair. Her words might as well have been whispers in the wind—no one was listening. The distance between them yawned like a chasm, and for the first time since losing her mom, Cathy felt a crushing, suffocating loneliness. ‘Alone.’

Then, I put the leftover food in the fridge to eat over the next few days. The moment the food and drink touched my lips, the taste was incredible. It was truly delightful, especially with the city’s view filled with twinkling lights and the beautiful night sky. Yet, amidst all that beauty, I felt a deep sense of loneliness. I had never lived in a house or apartment by myself before. So, that night, the loneliness felt so intense and quite agonizing. Still, moving to Rainwood and living alone was my decision. Maybe after meeting Aunt Elena, I could stay with her. Even if we couldn’t live together, at least I’d know I wasn’t alone in Rainwood.

He chuckled, "You are." Nyla said, "Girl, you know I want nothing to do with him. His wolf... That's a whole other story. That's a whole lotta lovin' there." I rolled my eyes as I asked Conri, "So, where are we going?" He said, "You'll see." I sat back and enjoyed the view, as we passed through our town and merged onto the highway. We continued driving until we merged off the highway, and into a neighboring town. I had never seen this city before. I asked, "Where are we?" He said, "This is a neighboring city in our kingdom. Dad thought about putting a castle here, but we really like the small town we are in. It's not as stressful as a big city." I said, "So do humans live here too?" He said,

She imagined Bob dangling a ‘Carolyn marionette,’ which scared her in ways she couldn’t describe, but the thought of having lots of friends and not being alone, of tasting Adam’s wintermint lips whenever she wanted . She swallowed and looked at Bob, who whispered, “I’m lonely too. I know what it’s like, kiddo, to be surrounded by folks an still be alone. Your parents don’ give a rat’s ass an ya know it. Dad’s too busy bangin secretaries at work. Mom’s too busy throwin parties for every bored mother-hen in town. Conjure me up an you’ll never be alone, ever again.” She wanted to say yes. More importantly, she needed to.