Spark City Novels & Stories

he asked impatiently. “Hyde Park.” Lucas finally told him and he could see how Augustus’s face lit up in pure excitement. It definitely was on the list of places he wanted to visit and Lucas felt happy too, knowing that the boy would enjoy going there. The raven haired relaxed in his seat, feeling a lot less nervous than before, the weather was still good, they didn’t even miss the bus, things were going pretty smoothly. “Oh my, is that you Lucas Gray?” A gruff, trolling voice called out from the front, amidst echoing snickers, “and who’s that, your boyfriend?”

His lies were built on groundless rumors. Zenika wanted to mock him but on second thought, she decided to be quiet. She did not want to lower her standards by talking to Kaze. The facts would prove him wrong sooner or later. An hour later, the Maserati finally arrived at the underground parking lot of Bronze Sparrow. Unlike other clubs like Heavenly Valley and Red Tavern, which had been around for a long time, Bronze Sparrow rose to fame in the past decade. It became one of the most expensive and grand clubs in Riverbank.

Fire& Gasoline::: Rosa dragged the brush through her dark hair, If she was to get to work on time and not receive a telling off then she needed to hurry. Hastily she applied her makeup, all thoughts of her earlier play-time in the shower were forgotten, she simply didn’t have time to finish. That seemed to be happening more often, and part of her wondered if she really was too busy to finish, or if she was deliberately stopping herself.

There were massive signboards. Not just one, but many of them. Even before reaching the entrance, they were already visible—each one pointing the way with bold arrows, as if afraid people might miss it. Every sign read the same four words: Welcome to Spark City. Below the words was a directional arrow guiding the way forward. Spark City? A spark of fire that could start a prairie blaze? Ray nodded inwardly. Right now, the entire country—no, the entire human race—needed exactly that: a spark to ignite hope.