The only thing that bothered me from the very beginning was his parents. They were far too generous. Even before the wedding, they promised me a house, a car, and a large sum of money if I agreed to become their son’s wife. At the time, it seemed strange to me, but I decided they…
Month: December 2025
Wearing an old jacket, with hands worn from hard work. He barely spoke, didn’t eat. The groom’s mother had disliked the bride from the very beginning. And she didn’t hide it at all. Not because the bride was bad, rude, or lazy. No.Only because she came from a poor family. For her, this was the…
Mark laughed, a cruel, braying sound. “No, no. This is Jessica, my… right hand. My wife is around here somewhere.” He scanned the room, his eyes sliding over Elena in the shadows. “Probably near the buffet. She loves free food.” Jessica giggled, whispering something in Mark’s ear. Elena watched them. Her heart was a block…
The lights in the ballroom flickered. The smooth jazz music cut out, replaced by a low, ominous hum of feedback. “What’s going on?” Mark muttered, looking around. “Did we lose power?” A voice boomed from the overhead speakers, god-like in its volume. “Will the new Marketing Director please come to the stage to receive… a…
A group of six men and women in dark suits entered. They moved with the synchronized precision of a predatory pack. In the center was Arthur Sterling, the public-facing CEO of NovaStream. He was a terrifying man—six foot four, with silver hair and a reputation for eating competitors for lunch. Mark froze on stage. “Mr….
lived abroad for 20 years, worked for 20 years so that my family would have a home and money to live on. The house stood deep in the garden—large, well-kept, with a wide porch. I walked along the path with a small bag in my hand. The front door was open. Music and voices drifted…
“Lucía, stay with me!” Dr. Rivas commanded, her face suddenly looming over mine, her eyes wide and serious. “We’re losing pressure. Get the crash cart!” The room dissolved into a blur of motion. Colors bled together. The roar of blood in my ears sounded like a freight train. I felt myself slipping, sliding down a…
I don’t know how long I floated in the void. Time doesn’t exist when you aren’t really there. It could have been minutes; it could have been years. It was a black, silent ocean. Then, sound returned. It started as a dull hum, vibrating through the floorboards of my mind. Then, the squeak of rubber…
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As night settled, leaving only shadows and the hum of fluorescent lights, he wandered the corridors, touching desks where laughter once echoed, pausing before framed photographs of celebrations that now felt like artifacts from another lifetime. “It is finished,” he murmured. “Everything I built is gone.” He did not notice someone else still there. A…