The King’s Greatest Soldier
They did not knock when they arrived. They did not tell when we asked. They did not spare when we begged. Like lightning in a bottle, it disappeared almost instantaneously. My childhood. My belief in humanity. My parents. Taken by tall men in uniforms with a three-letter acronym. The only thing that came […]
Chameleon
In the glass and steel towers of Candid Caribou Corp, where the air hummed with ambition and the scent of freshly printed contracts lingered in every hallway, there arrived a newcomer named Arielle. She stepped into the cutthroat world of business with determination etched into her fierce yet elegant features, ready to conquer whatever challenges […]
Gift
It all happened so fast, I couldn’t stop it. It started one day while I was working at home. My son came up to me and told me to make him a mask. I was busy, but he started crying, and ever since his mom and my wife died five months ago, I promised myself […]
Disbeliever
After a long and exhausting journey, I have finally reached my destination; after all, I could not miss the chance of going to the last remaining item on the list of “Top 10 haunted places in the United States,” as published by Black Cat magazine. Nine out of ten done and not a single […]
Insomnia
It took him many hours to fall asleep that night. There was a feeling of uneasiness that he just couldn’t explain. Perhaps he was too conscious of his surroundings. The air was just… too stuffy. The old windows rattled with each gust of wind. Their relentless rattling almost gave him a headache. And the moon.. […]
Safe Haven
At first, all that I could hear was just some beeping. Irregular beeping which to all intends and purposes never stopped. It seemed like it had been beeping for weeks, perhaps even months. I didn’t know where it was coming from or what was making this annoying, loud noise. Actually, I didn’t really know anything. […]