Westside Stories Novels & Stories

I grabbed hold of her arm, stopping her. “Why did Weston hire you?” I asked. Her mouth popped open to say something, but then closed before starting again. “Because I said the monkeys in The Wizard of Oz creeped me out.” I nodded. “Weston is a monkey from The Wizard of Oz this week.” Her eyes went wide. “Think you can step back now?” “I-I don’t know.” “Imagine him with a long tail and black fur, bouncing around while the wicked witch cackles in the background.”

Weston stopped abruptly and turned to Xavier. “Let’s make a deal,” he said. … Xavier Ford might’ve looked friendly, but hiding beneath that jovial smile was a sly, old fox. After managing to snag a large sum of money from Weston, he quickly disappeared as if he was a puff of smoke. Weston was in a bad mood right now, so he hopped into his car and drove to a place far away from home. Fern City was no longer foreign to him. No one, not even the locals, was more familiar than he was with the route Stella would take every day from her house to her workplace.

This suggested certain thoughts: in front of her was either an alien, or a mutant, or God knows what kind of creature. Approaching him cautiously, she held out a towel. “You weren’t so afraid of me in the forest,” the guy grinned, looking into her eyes. “I trust animals more than people,” Anika answered, moving away from him. “Well, I’m not exactly an animal,” he said with the same smile, “but you can trust me too.” “You still need to earn trust,” the girl muttered, without losing her vigilance. He took the towel from her and turned around, freeing himself from the curtain and handing it to the girl.

"Star?" "That's the zeta of the Storm Riders" He said. "Can we talk later? I have something important to take care of" She absentmindedly said. "I can come with you" "No. I'll take a cab home, don't worry" She walked away from him and headed in Star's direction. "I'll call to see if you safely reached home" He said behind her. "Thanks" Willow slowly but finally arrived at the house which has sunflowers that beautifully decorated the small fence and front yard.