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."

"Then buy me a plane ticket to Housleton, three days from now." "Housleton? What for?" He was surprised but quickly supplied his own answer. "Do you want to go on a trip?" Jaycie didn’t explain. She simply nodded and said, "Yeah." Cole didn’t press further. Right there in front of her, he pulled out his phone and booked a ticket to Housleton. After completing the purchase, he added, "I’ve been really busy lately, so I can’t go with you. But you go ahead and enjoy Housleton. When I have time, I’ll join you. A plane ticket is too small for a birthday gift. I’ll make it up to you with a bigger surprise later."

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.

Where did he have to go that made him so upset? He nodded. "Work. Calderwood doesn't ever have much crime. We're a pretty peaceful place, one of the reasons people prefer to live here rather than the city." "But you have a problem now," she guessed. "Someone has been attacking lone women out jogging at night." He headed toward his bedroom. "I thought you said this was a safe town," Lia reminded him. "It sure doesn't look like a place where women would get attacked. And when I was researching it, I saw that it had a very low crime rate."

Family? Allison: I’m a single girl right now, but I have my eye on someone. Sidney: Oh yeah? Allison: Yeah, it’s only a matter of time. The two lane highway wound between the tall walls of rock until the mountains formed a ring around the town ahead of them. Telluride emerged from the trees, hugged by the jagged peaks. Wes navigated through the simple streets and under the huge banner reading Horror Show. He parked them in the familiar lot of the condo from the previous year, and they finally stood to stretch their stiffened limbs.