The Journey Back Book Novels & Stories

he politely said na para bang kinakausap niya ang babasagin na baso. Dahan-dahan kong iniangat ang aking ulo para tignan ang sitwasyon. May batang lalaki na nakaluhod sa harapan ko at may mga tao sa likuran niya pero napako ang mata ko sa nakakabighaning lalaki sa aking harapan. "She's wasting our time, throw her. We have a journey to finish." sabi ng Kapitan nila. Journey. Maybe this is where I belong. I live in this world questioning why I deserve that. Why do I deserve to suffer.

They ecstatically exclaimed. "Creatures of Leafland! Finally, I've returned home! This is the reality of my existence! I'm supposed to be here. This is the land I've been longing for my entire life, but I didn't realize it until now... Come a little higher, a little closer! I know my journey isn't ended yet, and that life is a meandering road, but all I can hope for is that... it eventually leads me back to where I belong!"

And yet, not going wasn’t an option . I traced the crest on the cover with my thumb, my mind racing. I could take the northern ridge, slip past the borders and embark on a wild search. Or return to the last settlement and find a clue… In the silence that followed the last thought, I got my answer. Returning to the last scene. I wrapped the book up and stood only to bump into Julian. His eyes narrowed down to the book which I was slipping into my trouser before he looked at me. “You’ve been sitting all alone and talking to yourself. What are you planning?”

At two in the morning, my sister, Paige Boyce, paid men to smash up my barbecue stand. I fought to make them stop, ignoring the embers that scorched blisters into my skin as they landed. It was the first time in my life I'd ever raised my voice at her. "After Mom and Dad died in that plane crash, this stand paid for four years of your college education and helped you become a flight attendant for Golden Crest Airlines," I said. "Are you really going to destroy the only thing keeping us alive?" Something flickered in her eyes, a flash of reluctance, but she steeled herself and scoffed. "I've told you a hundred times to get rid of this dump of a stand, and you never listen. Do you want m

And somewhere far ahead— deep within the darkness— something answered. A light. Tiny. Distant. Faint. But unmistakably real. The entire crew froze. The light flickered once. Then again. Not Mira's lantern. Not the Wayfinder. Something else. Something farther down the forgotten road. The darkness held its breath. The travelers stood together at the bow. Watching. Waiting. Hoping. And for the first time in centuries— the road to Lumora answered back. End of Book One ✨ To Be Continued in Book Two: The City Beyond the Broken Road

When I woke up, my mom was sitting by the bed, quietly crying. The moment she saw my eyes open, she froze, then hurried out to get the doctor. "Her fever's down, and the head injury isn't serious. She just needs to rest." My mom nodded while walking the doctor out, then came back. I pushed myself up against the pillows. "How did you get here?" She looked at me and started crying again. "By train." It was a 20-hour trip from home. I glanced at the date on my phone, and something in my chest tightened.

Mario laughs, "That's exactly why I'm here. Jasmine was just called back two days ago. She leaves for the Army in a week's time." "Why are you te—" a look of recognition plasters on her face, "You want... You think I'm getting back with you?" "Well yeah," The black man shrugs. Charlie stares at him intently. The waterworks are now dried only a look of disappointment settles in her eyes. Disappointment in herself. Was she so much in love that she failed to realize how dense Mario is and will always be? She continues staring for sometime before she just shakes her head and walks past him. Or attempts to...

He said as if he already knew that nothing was behind him. "Shit. Oh, there's a rat!" She pointed down the floor to trick him when there was no rat. "Fuck! W-where? Where is it?" The man jumped and climbed on the table out of fear. Kathilyn quickly scrambled and ran as fast as she could out of the shabby room and away from the abandoned building. She kept running until she arrived at a bus stop that was crowded with people and took a bus to meet her fiance. "I'm saved... I didn't think I would manage to leave. They wouldn't chase me here, right?" She breathed out in relief and finally stayed calm

Noah asked, his innocent question punctuating the room with a poignant pause. I took a deep breath, choosing my words carefully. "We might, sweetheart. But no matter what happens, Mommy is here for both of you, and we're going to embark on this adventure as a team." Their faces lit up with a blend of excitement and curiosity, ready to embrace the journey that awaited us. The decision to move back to my hometown, a city filled with both memories and potential, marked the beginning of a new chapter for our little family—an odyssey that promised not only professional growth but the rediscovery of love, resilience, and the unwritten tales that awaited us in the city's warm embrace.

My account's followers plummeted. "Liliana, I love you and don't want to hurt you, but I have no choice. You moved away, and I can't find you. You won't come to see me either. This is the only way I can find you. Come back to me. We're still family." Hearing those words gave me goosebumps, and a chill crept up from the depths of my heart. Once, I had thought it was best to move on and live happily with my daughter. But now I understood that James would never let me live in peace.