Novel 24 Novels & Stories

PART TWO: Things That Go Bump April 2016 CHAPTER TEN The Upside Down Books When Brad glanced down at the lower right-hand corner of his computer screen, he was surprised to find it was a quarter to eleven p.m. He’d sat down to write at eight, planning to work for only an hour. He’d gotten caught up in the story, however, hitting a streak and riding the wave of inspiration. It felt good to be this motivated again after struggling for months.

***CHAPTER 95:*** After my conversation with Noah, we both went quiet and got busy in ourselves. He was busy reading the contract files while I just stared outside the window for I don't know how much long. It was like I kept thinking about the things that has been happening in my life lately. My life kept taking huge twists and turns like it was a movie. I just can't get over the fact that something that terrible happened to Aiden. His life was already twisted with taking revenge from Tyler. And now all of a sudden a new enemy appears out of freaking nowhere. The deadly enemy who wanted nothing but one shot one kill.

Unexpectedly, Rebecca had the audacity to show up at my doorstep, shamelessly wailing outside the Hale Group's building. "I was blind before! I couldn't see the scheme those two snakes were running. Tyler, I've thought about it for the past five years, and I've learned so much! People shouldn't trample on others' sincerity. I've made up my mind—I will be completely devoted to you. Tyler, forgive me for the mistakes I made unknowingly! Please give us another chance. I know now that everything you did was to make me realize the truth. I'm wide awake now. I really know I was wrong, and from now on, I'll love you with all my heart!"

This entire situation felt like a bizarre, twisted dream. A tall, handsome man, radiating confidence and charm, appeared beside Helena. He leaned down, his lips meeting hers in a tender kiss, a gesture of intimacy that sent a wave of confusion crashing over me. My mind, already reeling from the bizarre events of the past few minutes, struggled to comprehend this new development.

I pressed my lips together and looked at the floor. "Nova Calloway," he said again. "Her routine. Where she spends time alone in the compound." I thought about Nova's reading room. The cream walls and the floor to ceiling bookshelves and the way the afternoon light came through the white curtains and she sat in it with her notebook writing things that made her smile to herself. Aurora crawling across the rug toward her. "I don't know," I whispered. He hit me again. My head snapped sideways and I tasted copper and the chair scraped against the concrete and I hung there in the zip ties for a moment that lasted a long time.

Daniel called after me softly. Daniel: “Nova… wait.” I didn’t stop. Me: “You lost the right to talk to me a long time ago.” I walked away without looking back — my heart steady, my head high. And for the first time in years… Mandy didn’t follow. *** I quickened my pace. “Nova! Please—stop!” Daniel’s footsteps closed the distance. I didn’t want him to catch up. I didn’t want him to see the way my hands trembled—not from Mandy’s words, but from the storm he always seemed to pull out of me.

She wrote until there wasn't a fairy tale lie she couldn't expose anymore. "The End," she wrote at the last page of her novel. Cathedra climbed atop her desk chair and hung a noose over the beams. She tied a knot firmly, making sure it was strong enough to fulfill its purpose. She slipped the knot over her head. She jumped and kicked the chair off. For a few minutes she struggled and fought for breath, the way humans were normally programmed to do. For a few minutes, she had enough time to reflect on her short-lived life.

I thought so once, but as it turns out, there will be time for everything. Since I met these two, my life has changed drastically, but overall for the better. First of all, the darkness stopped frightening me and I finally started to see and use the huge light within me. I finally started to feel the power my grandmother had always talked about. Of course, their appearance has brought quite a chaos to my life, but I guess no changes could go without some complications. Apparently it had to be that way - the storm passed, leaving behind some damage but also a lot of fresher air. I overcame a lot of adversities, but now I feel much happier, so to sum up, I'm glad that everything turned out thi

The men follow from a short distance and try to look inconspicuous as they keep their eyes trained on April. Anyone walking around at this time would never suspect that anything overt is occurring. Once April leaves the station, she walks for a block and turns into an alley. The safe house is her destination, but we decided to allow the men to try something before she reached it. True to form, as soon as the men see that they’re alone, they attack. Unfortunately for them, April is not a shrinking wallflower. It’s quite impressive how she carefully lowers her bag and takes off her ear pods as they approach. We stay back and wait as the men circle her. One tries to grab her, but she kicks his

Present Day/Night Nora & Blake’s P.O.V Nora and Blake sat by the lake, on top of some rocks, watching the water ripple slowly in the wind. It was a fresh night and all the animals were out doing their own nightly business. There was a silence before Nora spoke, her voice quiet but able to be heard. “How much longer before this is over?”