The Long Road Novel Novels & Stories

I remember for the diiferent things I did a revenge on him at different times . There is this particular time Duncan drive over 580kms to meet me. It had been years and years. Well in heart I knew I wouldn't get back to him no matter what. But ofcourse I didn't want to be rude. I told Duncan I was in some hotel on official business. He came finally, we drunk coffee, and other snacks. Then I excused myself to my hotel room for a minute. Just.got our from other gate of the hotel and left. He looked for me in vain.He called me calling me a crook. I lied him I was not feeling well in my hotel room. Wanted the room number but I had hung up. I switched off my phone and slept

Rubbing her brow, she said wearily, "You should head out first." "But, Ms. Thorne—" "I said go!" she snapped, her patience worn thin. Maxwell pressed his lips together. Despite his reluctance, he forced himself to step out. After he left, Beatrice went back to her desk. Looking at the error-filled report, a wave of memories washed over her. Seven years ago, I had also been a rookie starting from scratch. I had neither experience nor an outstanding academic background. Surrounded by applicants far more qualified than I was, I barely stood out at all. Yet somehow, I was the only one who made it through the probation period.

I have to talk to dad regarding the car, allowance like I need it for something. Looking around the town, Rowena is really boring. On the route I am going I can see some bakeries, coffeehouses, restaurants, people running somewhere, I wonder if this town has an elite area, and where it is. I am standing in front of Rowena Highschool, my only goal today is not to kill anyone and just to stay as invisible as I can, see how things work, and step aside. I just want to finish this and see what the hell I am going to do with my life later. Entering the school I asked the guard where the principal's office was and started walking that way. The school does not look that bad, it looks poor but I gues

I asked him suspiciously. He gulped and said in a raspy tired voice “His men discovered another route just outside of Snow. It’s a very steep mountain road between Alcan and Snow. They’re never going to pass through your town. But it’s a very dangerous territory. They have been practicing the route for two days now and one of the cars even flipped over the mountain killing its passenger on impact. But he doesn’t want to wait any longer. He’s afraid your people might discover what he’s on to and stop him. That’s why he sent his best men to do the job”

The southern road was a scar upon the land, a long, straight track of packed earth that had been trampled by countless paws fleeing the Blight's advance. Lira had seen refugee columns before — scattered, desperate, carrying their lives on their backs — but the camps Vestra led them toward were different. These were not wolves on the move. These were wolves who had stopped running, who had built fragile communities in the shadow of the grey, and who had survived through stubbornness and mutual care.

****** ✦MINUTES LATER✦ ◈NORTH FORK OF LONG ISLAND◈ Matilda drove hard, the engine screaming as the city bled out behind her and the streetlights thinned into long, broken intervals, the road ahead stretching darker and wider. “Fuck,” she hissed as she checked the mirror and saw the black car surge closer, its headlights flooding her rear window and pressing her forward no matter how hard she pushed the engine. She slammed the accelerator down again, breath sharp in her chest, the car leaping as the road bent left and opened suddenly into emptiness, fields swallowing the last of the buildings as she took the turn without slowing.

Most of the people moving towards Longcheng were all warriors, their purpose undoubtedly the ancient ruins. They reached almost a hundred kilometers and the scenery around them gave way to barren fields and sparse vegetation that every so often came with the roars of ferocious wild beasts lurking unseen. White bony remains from unfortunate travelers devoured by these beasts littered the sides of the road and some of them were large and terrifying to clap eyes on. They passed by some dilapidated villages and Chu Xun caught the glimpse of some huge wild beasts never before seen anywhere around the world. Swoosh!

Fortunately, only the short walk from the plane exposed her to the wind and snow. Cora actually quite liked snow. Having grown up in the south, she still remembered the excitement she felt seeing that first heavy snowfall when she came to Capitoville for university. The entire world seemed muted, with only the soft sound of snowflakes falling. The snowflakes came in various forms, interweaving in the air to form a dreamlike white curtain. They fell on the ground, covering the earth with a thick white blanket. They fell on the trees, wrapping the branches in glistening white. And they fell on rooftops, blanketing the old buildings in white.