Shocked Crossword Clue Novels & Stories

He paused deliberately, his eyes flickering ever so subtly in my direction. The room fell deathly silent. Everyone waited, holding their breath for the final pronouncement. "Murder." The word hit like a thunderclap, echoing in the shocked silence. Chaos erupted once more, the noise from the reporters deafening, while online, the live stream chat exploded with comments: "Sabrina is dead!?" "No way! How is this possible?!" "Murder? What is he saying? That Arianna and Charles killed her?" "OMG, this is wild!"

DANIELLE'S P.O.V. Sometimes, when I would find myself in a discomfiting position, I would imagine what it felt like to be breathless; I wondered what it would feel like to be completely, utterly, breathless and for every single breath of air to leave one's body. Truthfully speaking, I had always pondered the idea and the concept of shock as it was a phenomenon that caused me great intrigue. It usually was a feeling of distress and disbelief that one would have when something; either bad or good; happened accidentally.

Cammie said suspiciously. I just wanted to smack myself. How could I have not chosen a better lie than this? Like a seizure or some practical disease. But if my best friends found Life Shock bizarre enough, imagine how freaked they would be with 'Awakening'. Then the door opened and my mom entered. "Life Shock is a psychological reaction when a person hasn't mentally prepared to deal with extreme stress or unpleasant situations." We all turned to look at her as she walked toward us, "And the symptom is that a person vomits, faints, or become hysterical." When mom finished, she looked at me and winked with an understanding smile.

He pauses, glancing between us. I’m totally confused about what ‘psychogenic shock’ actually means, but by the look on his face, it seems serious. “What does that mean?” I ask. “It’s a kind of shock, but it’s triggered by intense emotional stress, not a physical injury. It’s like when someone goes through something super overwhelming, like what Brooke faced. It can make the body react as if it is in shock—stuff like low blood pressure, dizziness, and even memory loss. It’s like her mind couldn’t take everything at once, and her body just shut down to protect her.”

Holy shit. ​

How? “What?” I whispered in shock.

"What?" She thought the news about Avery's accident was the most shocking thing in the history of her life. She thought it would be the last she heard of the news, which left her in shock. But what Jordyn just said was more than something that rocked her life. Her body seemed to suddenly lose its soul when the shocking news about her pregnancy came out of Jordyn's lips. Her mind was blank. Shanon couldn't think of anything other than shock. “Shanon, answer my question.”

The sickening thud of flesh meeting flesh echoed in my ears. Noah stumbled back, completely caught off-guard, his eyes wide with shock. But honestly, he wasn’t as off-guard as I was. In that moment, as my hand hung in the air, blood still rushing in my veins, I realized something that nearly knocked the breath out of me. I wasn’t just surprised by Noah’s reaction—I was shocked by my own.

I asked shakily in disbelief, my mind racing with thoughts, while different emotions made me numb. Confusion. Shock. The wolf whimpers, backing away a little as it looks between me and the other white wolf lying on the ground. It seemed to be contemplating. "Uh fuck, I think I cracked my skull," Shawn made his presence known as he stepped out of the jeep and practically stumbled toward me. He rest his hand on my shoulder, gripping me to keep himself up until suddenly he stiffened. Shawn removed his hand off his forehead and looked at the motionless wolf on the ground. His face reared with shock. "Mine," He whispered, seeming to be in a trance before it suddenly clicked that the wolf was unmo

Shock rendered me speechless and motionless - a helpless witness to the brutal scene. Waves of disbelief crashed through my mind as I watched Jack suffer under the relentless barrage of blows. I wanted to cry out, to intervene, but some primal fear kept me rooted to the spot, unable to do anything but watch in horrified silence. Nina’s urgent voice shattered my paralysis. “Do something!” she pleaded. “He’ll kill him!” Her words cut through my shock, piercing the fog of disbelief that had held me immobile. The raw terror in her voice jolted me back to the brutal reality unfolding before me—David’s relentless assault threatening to end Jack’s life.