Short Novels & Stories

It was a brown big box with paper with a little writing on it. From: Happy Scholarships To: Todd Thomas ' I hope I'm happy in the end,' I muttered sarcastically and slit the seal. I opened the box and saw a white envelope with the same notes: From: Happy Scholarships To: Todd Thomas I took it and checked the back if there were any notes but found none so I just tore open the envelope and took out the letter. It was short and it looked precise. Dear Applicant Todd Thomas, We appreciate your effort and time to apply for Happy Scholarships but we regret to inform you that you were not selected among the chosen. We ask for your patience and understanding. You can

“So I fell short on the funds? Do you need to go out of your way to point that out? After all the years I’ve cared for you, must you get upset over a bit of money? “You’re nothing like your sister. You are a thankless brat.” Sitting next to me, Tania glanced at my phone before looking up and uttering, “Oh, it is just four hundred dollars, Susan.” Susan let out a strained chuckle in embarrassment. “My eyesight isn’t what it used to be. I must have missed a zero.” She glared at me. “Why didn’t you say something sooner?” Susan reluctantly transferred me the rest of the funds, her voice stiff when she said, “There you go. You have the money. Now, get us a decent s

I was left standing alone in the darkness of the night like a clown that no one cared about. I made an appointment for an abortion on my phone. Then, I turned to leave. I'd spent the past 15 years trying and failing to win Benjamin's heart. If that was the case, I didn't want it anymore. It was late at night when I returned to the nearest town. I got a room at a hotel and drifted off into a restless sleep. In the wee hours of the morning, I was jolted awake by the ringing of my phone. My superior at the TV station sounded anxious yet excited. "I heard a 5.3-degree earthquake happened at the old settlement near your location. You need to head there immediately to get the latest scoop!"

Fold in just one word. "Maybe you forgot. I'm still married .. You, what are you?"

7:30pm Aunt: What the hell is wrong with you, why ain't u picking my calls? 8:00pm Catherine: I called your number twice but you weren't picking. How was work today? I wont be coming to school tomorrow, I went out with my dad today, Infact, my dad is seizing my phone from me cos he said he doesn't want anything to distract me from what we want to do, we're travelling... Full update when I come back... Love you dear... See ya later

His big bright-brown eyes sparkling like he just won the lottery found mine and he sneered. With his signature smile, Scott stood up exhibiting his tall figure, not as tall as me though. Although he wished he was. " Already in a bad mood this early in the morning? " he scoffed. " I'll pass all your unproductive questions, we have serious business to talk about " he stood up and walked towards the sofa I sat on and took the seat in front of me. "Excuse me Sr." Sarah said walking in" your expresso is here Mr. Williams and. The Black coffee as well ".

𝙰𝚌𝚎 𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛 7 years old. The brown-haired boy stood there looking at the woman helping her kids choose the toys they wanted. Ace didn't get help from her, he's shy, anxious that she's going to return the ten dollars teddy bear that he brought. His soft small hand clenched the ear of the brown teddy bear, he pouted and with a shaking body, he approached his mother.

” it’s small. “Very small.” I swallowed the string of bad words that had accumulated in my throat for every second that I passed without being inside her, I throwed the joke I had in my hand to the flour next to me, and looked for a new one, and, due to the size of the package, I knew this was the right one.

But then, I failed as it was really quite long for me to talk about so I just shrugged. "It's actually a long story. I'm afraid, we don't have enough time to talk about that here." I said and I can hear Gab scoffed. We all looked at him but he quickly looked at Mike and smiled at the latter. And of course, being a crack head same as his best friend, Mike quickly got Gab's message and they both laughed and even gave each other a high five. "What's with the two of you?" Barry asked them but they just grinned before shrugging.