Wait Novel Novels & Stories

Just us. *Waiting.*

Outside the city woke up. Oblivious to how close it had come to breaking. Valentine stayed awake. Not because she was scared of tomorrow. Because she was already building it. And whatever came next would find her waiting.

*** ‘But she never came back… she did not even send me or mother a single letter or make a phone call…’ Wade Horton drove his car like crazy soon after he received the emergency text message from Noah, telling him that his frail omega mate would face the Vaillant pack alone. He admired Noah’s bravery, but he admitted sometimes Noah also acted unwisely. ‘Kitten, please hang on!’ Wade muttered while stepping on the gas pedal so his old truck could run faster. Hudson Davis, who sat next to Wade, knew that his alpha was very anxious, so he kept calm to see Wade drove recklessly, he kept hitting the pedal gas after the red light.

The time for waiting was over. Tonight.

He had two hands which were stretchable and had an appearance like that of tentacles. He had the serial number W1LL but Rosa did not really feel like calling a cute and sweet robot guide with a serial number so she simply called him 'Will'. Sofia loved the name and even she started calling him that. Will flashed a big shy smiley face at the small blue screen at his belly which showed he was happy with the name. Some robots in this time are taught to express some simple emotions and can have varying degress of independent thinking and intelligence.

I was missing both of them and all my friends. Vikram called up a few days back. He is having a Holi party. He wanted me to come. I would have loved to go there, but I could not go and leave her alone after this stupid announcement. I promised him that I would come after Holi and would attend his wedding at any cost. I sent messages to all of them as I knew they all would be enjoying the party. I tried calling up Sahil again but his phone was switched off. What's wrong with him??

On it, someone had written with a childish scrawl: "Reconciliation Ticket." "You promised me, Shana, that no matter what I did wrong, you'd give me a chance when I showed this to you," he begged. "We've been by each other's side for 15 years, in love for eight years. Is everything so worthless to you that you can forget about it so easily?"

Just the quiet edge of something awakening. And I knew— Whatever waited next, it wasn’t over. Not by a long shot.

A faint smile broke through her tear-streaked face as she whispered through her sobs, "Thank you." After that, she looked up Cameron online, then spent the next two weeks waiting outside Cameron's residential area, only for him to never appear even once. That night, Bianca was dead set on waiting for Cameron. He was a no-show as dawn broke, though, so she despondently trudged down the street, the biting wind whipping at her face. She felt no pain, though, only the suffocating pressure in her chest, as if something inside her was collapsing.

It was a pleasant evening in the quaint little town of Mauverton when almost-seventeen-year-old Schuyler Raverton was returning home after treating himself to some pastries from his favorite local bakery. He was also carrying a couple of parcels for his parents, especially his mother who had a bit of a sweet-tooth. The only Raverton child, a genius in all regards, was home for his spring break opting to spend time with his parents and researching rather than partying and frolicking with his low-IQ peers at the university. The wind was soothing and nature was showering its blessings as varied colored flowers were filling the air with their fragrance. Spring was Schuyler’s favorite season, esp