The Familiar Stranger Novels & Stories

"Papà! Puoi sentirci (*Dad! Can you hear us?)" "Dad!" "Dad! Dad! Can you hear us?" Isabella's voice quivered with desperation. ************ With a heavy heart, Isabella made her way to the doctor's office later that night, her face etched with sorrow. She wore an asymmetrical top and a checked-patterned skirt. The doctor, a gray-haired man in a white coat, sat behind a desk, idly tracing his fingers across its surface while stroking his beard with the other hand. He greeted Isabella with a courteous smile and gestured for her to take a seat.

I felt like I could no longer hold back as the tingling sensation continued to escalate. “Why hasn’t she picked up the phone yet? I need to turn it to turbo mode.” That fool had not noticed that his girlfriend had been pinned down on the ground a short distance away. The vibration escalated. I felt a wave of warmth course through me. Inside the haystack, the man was focused on what he was doing, as though determined to explore every hidden corner. Just a few meters away, Samuel continued to pace back and forth. The situation only made me feel even more nervous.

I opened the room door which had a big sticker of twenty-nine pasted on it and to my greatest surprise, I saw a guy lying on his stomach, watching a movie or so. It dawned on me that he watching porn when I heard the weird sounds coming from his laptop. He hadn't noticed my presence since he was very engrossed, so I quietly stepped out of the room and let out a big sigh of frustration. So this was my new roommate? Great! Just what I needed!

When they got to the airport, he unloaded her luggage and stood in front of her waiting to be dismissed. "I don't even know you anymore. You're just that creepy stranger I met at my husband's wake." She said quietly. He wiped her tears and kissed her forehead. "You never really knew me, I'm your Stranger Danger, remember?” He told her, as she blinked up at him. “I'll call you to set up the next project. Goodbye, Ellen."

My headache was getting worse and worse as I struggled to recall what had happened. Slowly, fragments of what transpired the day before began to resurface in my mind. Immediately after Brix dumped me, and I saw him banging another woman, I went to a bar and drank, and to my surprise... When I realized what had happened between the stranger in bed and me, I was shocked and horrified. "I had sex with a complete stranger!" I disregarded the nagging voice in my head that appeared like it was saying something "What a fool! In bed with a naked man, why do you think you're naked?"

NALANI I maneuvered myself as I entered the door of my apartment. It created a loud thud with the force of my closing it. Panting, I held my chest and breathed out through my lips. I feel that even in the taxi, the male cousin of Alpha Liam and Travis is following me. In his eyes, I can see that he misses me a lot, but it's full of sadness and curiosity. But what I don't understand is his question about how long I've been working with Alpha Liam as if he never expected.

It's been the same for the past 23 years. Author's special: "They say even once the King has to face a war that wakes up the fear in him...What kind of war does Alex have to face in the near future...?", -HARU. Do let me know. Comment or criticize so that I can know what exactly your thoughts are. I feel happy that people are reading "LOVE YOU MY FAMILIAR STRANGER" I hope I can receive your opinion too. Thank you. -Haru.

The man obliged but after patting the stranger down, he confirmed that he is harmless. “I'm afraid I can't say that I'm happy to have you back here. If I am being honest, I don't think you should be here anymore.” The stranger took a deep breath, sniffing in the air like an addict that had gone back to his old ways. This environment felt familiar to him, smelt familiar to him no less. I must admit I have seen anyone like that. Someone who gave off the vibe of a maniac and that of someone who would hug you, just before he stabbed you no less.

Jamal asked, his voice low but with a snarl that made the other man's smirk falter for one brief moment. "No problem whatsoever" the stranger replied, though his eyes never left my own "Just befriending an old family acquaintance" Family acquaintance? My heart thudded so loudly that i could barely hear the music anymore. Jamal's grip on me tightened "Walk away." The man tilted his head, gazing at me one last time "Have a good evening, Melissa" And he disappeared into the crowd, as suddenly as smoke. I glanced at Jamal "Who was that?" His jaw clenched but his eyes remained unreadable "Someone best left forgotten."

But fortunately, it is a small one. "What the fuck was..." I stare at the wall, and for some reason, it seemed oddly familiar. It stares down at me with his cold, grey eyes while he held a phone in his left hand. That long, black coat and thick black dreads quickly remind me of something unpleasant I'd buried at the back of my mind. The stranger at the coffeeshop.