Pick A Number Novels & Stories

My hands shakily tried to turn my phone on but even that felt like a hard task. Eventually, I was able to dial the closest number I could turn to at the moment and that was Cornelius. “Nikki, it’s pretty late…” “Corn! I need your help, I have no one to talk to, I...” “Hold on, what's going on?!” The concern in his voice sounded so genuine that it calmed me down. I sniffed and shook my head. “Can I see you tonight? I need to talk to someone plus I need a place to sleep and…”

It was a bobby , rose gold colour and huge. I pressed the power button and watched it come to life. Once it had turned on, the home screen filled the screen, and I strangled, screaming. There was a comb and the reindeer from firmed set as my home screen. So Alpha Leon’s got a sense of humour, I chortled to myself. I scrolled through my connections, stopping at Alpha Leon’s. He would put himself in as' Leon'. utmost nascence's love using their title, so I was a little shocked that he'd just put his name. I decided to shoot him a quick communication to say thank you. Me- Hi, nascence. Thank you for the phone, it’s great) I pressed back to the connections and created a family group converse. I

the lady was saying, "if she's not here, I'll pick another number." A few furious-looking girls were arguing, saying something about how their friend would be right back. "I make the decisions, girls. Since 557 is not here, I'll pick someone else. Number 306." The lady roared into her megaphone. I blinked twice, unable to believe my ears. "Number 306? Are you there or not?!" Somehow my legs started moving on their own and I called out clearly despite my unbeating heart. "I'm here!"

So the password is basically 32 digits long. [Start with its first digit of the PI (π), which is 3, and press all the dots in the matrix EXCEPT the dot that actually represents the number 3. For Example - If 1 comes in the digit you press all the dots except for the one that actually represents 1, the same goes for every digit. ]

Whispered, “Your blood. But not your life.” Because my life is pickles and $3 bus rides and hiding in plain sight. His is private cars and photo ops and a name people know. We’re in the same city. Same bloodline. Different planets. Back home, I boiled eggs. Sliced cheese. Ate in silence. Then I did something stupid. Opened my library laptop. Typed: “How to tell if it’s a boy or girl.” Silly, right? But I clicked anyway. One site said heart rate over 140 means it’s a girl.

“Stay away from me!” I look to my right. There’s a path to follow but what lies at the end of the path and inside it, I did not know. Yet it looks like my only hope of escape. My other option is to climb the hill ahead but that will be me practically running to my own death with my own leg as that is where most of the rogues camp. It's either the hill or towards my right where I may meet my worst fate or escape successfully. “La la la la…come to Dada..”

" The pure white space began to tremble slightly, and two enormous option buttons appeared before me. [Withdraw and Leave] and [Continue the Game]. The blood-red countdown numbers jumped. [9, 8, 7...] Had I really had enough of being poor? My finger hovered over the choice, and I pressed.

He said and everyone looked at each other. "So everyone, come closer and pick your numbers" he added pointing to a black box. We all stood and started picking a small ball from the black box. "My number is thirty" I mumbled turning to look at Rachel. "So everyone please I need you all to call out your number loudly to know who your partner is" master said. Everyone called out their number and its was my turn. "Number thirty" I said loudly and the next person which is number thirty one turned out to be Lex.

Many kids scrambled to pick numbers between one to ten, because - who didn't like to come in the first ten, right? When it got to my turn, I scrunched up my face and picked zero. Master Haruki scoffed and said I needed to pick another number. He said Zero meant I was nothing, but as young as I was, I reasoned in my head that zero came before one and I told him as such. I knew he considered it when he put his hand against his chin in meditative thought.

Thor’Al said distastefully in his deep voice. “Is there like a trial or something?” Levi called and I voiced back. “Go home.” I said and continued away. My mind was made. “You know, I predetermined meeting you with a team number of 7, and with what I can feel now, you all are 7 in number… meaning that you’re meant to accept them, Ciril.” I halted. That was a new voice— new, but one that I’ve heard several times before. “Plus, the more the merrier.” The voice said again and I instantly swiveled around to see who was talking. I threw my gaze at them and then my eyes stretched. I saw Princess Anne standing at a distance before me.