Shining Express Novels & Stories

I needed to focus on working hard and making money! [The end.]

A subtle shift in the air. A sudden movement at the edge of his vision. A massive shadow breaking free from the darkness. Headlights, blinding, wrong, coming fast. “Hold on—!” the driver shouted. The truck came out of nowhere.

Even as Andrei was dragging her to the platform, she looked back, hoping to see a dazzling beam cut through the chaos of slaughter, but there was no Light. Then, they were on the platform, running toward the train which suddenly stirred like a waking cat and emitted a soft purr that quickly grew into a rhythmic chugging. The wheels below its metallic skirts shuddered and kicked into action. A shrill whistle, promising travel and excitement, drowned the noise of people being killed.

The shy, blushing girl simply disappeared when she wanted something. Vixen.

VELLUM: A thin, transparent or semi-transparent type of paper the effect of which resembles a frosted glass, commonly used in wedding invitations. Ryder. When I woke up at the hospital, my first thought was that I was late for my meeting in Malibu. I just opened Oil Rig and would soon open another bar, Rig Style. When I opened my eyes, my family and friends were staring back at me curiously, all with tears in their eyes. That’s when I realized that something must have happened to me. Judging from the throbbing pain I felt in my head, the fact that I could barely move my body due the tight bandages wrapped around me in the rib area, I guessed that I was in a car accident.

When you have no one on your side, you got to do things that will bring them to you and stay permanently. * Seconds ticked. Minutes thumped. Hours passed. Yet he did not stop explaining. Each and every questions she asked, he made sure to answer accurately. That is why Shining stars is a prestigious school. Even when she was caught cheating, it came with suspicion. Because when they took the scholarship examination, it was only she and her sister including four other people that got admitted. Now to think that she would cheat. She listened attentively, blocked everything that seemed to be in the world out.

Not one of them held back. They severed the tendons in my hands and feet, shattered my legs, and drove their knives into my chest over and over again. They screamed for revenge—for brothers, for family, for blood. One of them grabbed my chin and demanded I apologize. However, the pain no longer registered. I just stared blankly up at the bright blue sky. How beautiful. Not a single cloud. Exactly the same as the day I first arrived in this world. "Mission failed. Erasure initiated. In one hour, all records of your existence will be deleted. Hazel Tanner will cease to exist in this world."

Estella tried to speak, but the words wouldn't come out. "Stop!" Estella shouted as she got the courage to speak. "Stop, please! My Baby..." She trembled as she pleaded with the people, holding her belly as a reminder of her Baby. She touched the blood on her thigh with a shaking hand, her whole body trembling with emotion. "My baby..." "My baby!" She cried. "My baby!" It's like people don't hear or care about her feelings. They don't care about her or what happens to her. The only thing that matters to them is for her photo to be released to the public, humiliating and ruining her reputation.