Things Going Awry Novels & Stories

Something had gone terribly wrong. And I was going to find out exactly what.

Everyone is allowed to have their own opinion :D — Faith. Putting faith in God would mean we believe that even though things look tangled up, God is able to untangle them. When tragic things happen, putting faith in God means we believe, no matter how bad things look, that God will work them together for good. (Romans 8:28) When God says he will work all things for good, there is no exception. Too often, we look at what we are experiencing and can not fathom how it will work out, but that's exactly when we need to place that situation into his capable hands. God is not stunned by our struggles or trials. We get a call from the doctor with results from a test and we begin to panic, and we're

"Here goes nothing..." And then, just like that, they're stepping over the threshold and straight back into their dreadful reality. So dreadful, so full of trouble, and so utterly theirs. Their troubles, their never-ending drama, and that ever-growing list of problems they so desperately needed to handle before it became impossible. Before it somehow ruined them.

Something was wrong. More wrong than usual.

I didn’t see that coming. Talk about an oops! moment. An incident I didn’t plan for. Why does it feel like things are about to get even more complicated?

Something complicated. And possibly Something dangerous.

The world went sideways. And then it went black.

Two girls who stood by my side, discussed loudly drawing my attention. "That's just a myth" The other girl said, disbelief etched in her voice "I thought so too until -" Wait! I brought out my phone, opening my Calendar. Today was MISHAP day. "Make sure you avoid any form of conflict or situation that'd make you say anything negative or else..." I remembered my grandmother's word to me this early morning. Oh no! No, no, no. "I should go back to say sorry" I turned back but stopped on track.

Manuel “Who did this? Who the fuck did this to me?” I went to sleep last night feeling on top of the world because my plans were starting to fall into place just as I had envisioned, but I woke up to everything falling apart. At first, I thought it was a glitch and tried not to panic, but the more I attempted to fix it, the more I realized it wasn’t a glitch. When I couldn’t take it anymore, I called a professional who pretty much confirmed that it wasn’t a glitch.

But my instincts, the ones that had sharpened over the months, whispered a quiet warning in the back of my mind. Something was going to go wrong. Very, very wrong.