They sat at the doctor’s, uneasily waiting for their results. They’d been trying to get pregnant for the last one and a half years with no luck. The doctor walked in with a solemn look on his face. He pinched his nose as he sat down, unable to look them in their eyes. What he’d share would rip their world apart. Max Patterson was your typical twenty-seven-year-old New Yorker. Fresh from fine arts grad school,…
Hailey Kenway always wanted to be happy in life. But born to a restrictive family, she’d felt like her life was one endless prison. Hailey’s childhood consisted of restrictions her dad had put in place. He’d insisted that she grow up to be a proper lady of society. Despite her mom’s objections to the way he was raising their daughter, Hailey’s dad didn’t let up. The first time Hailey was ever by herself was in…
She’d warned her neighbor not to park his son’s truck in her driveway twice now. The first time he did it, she had him remove it immediately. The second time was a carbon copy of the first. But when she got home from the emergency room that night and found the truck in her driveway, she knew it was time to live up to her promise. Alicia Holloway was your ordinary single mom living in…
Just days before Christmas, a family in Minnesota woke up their worst nightmare. Dad woke up to the screams of his eldest daughter outside his bedroom door. Devin Haegamen could smell smoke from inside the house. It turns out the family may not have escaped their burning home in time if it had not been for their dog, Gracie. The family lived to tell the tale of how they narrowingly escaped death’s clutches. The loyal…
She heard a knock on her door, but she couldn’t believe who the unexpected guest would be. He examined what she had found in the ground and explained what consequences finding it had. Tilly couldn’t believe what she was hearing, she felt her stomach twist into a knot. This couldn’t be true, what had she done? Tilly Jackson was an ordinary girl who lived near the English countryside. She was like most normal 13-year-old girls,…
She made her way into his room and grabbed the diary from his bed before rushing to the kitchen. She got a pen out of her bag and started scribbling on the blank piece of paper. She was livid as she pressed the pen so hard against the paper that it nearly snapped. She could feel her anger only getting worse as she angrily wrote the words, “He will NOT be taking part in this…
He was expecting to find some interesting artworks, ancient artifacts or a pile of unopened letters. But as his flashlight brightened the room, he saw what was truly hidden in there. His heart was pounding in his chest and he was frozen with fear. He had to get away immediately. Kyle took a few more photographs before he was satisfied. Even though he was hired by his friends to capture their housewarming party, he still…
It had taken him three days but he was finally finished. He wiped the sweat from his brow and smiled. The neighbors around him looked on in shock. Finally, it was clear what it was. But his wife would be the most surprised when she came out to see what he had done. He noticed the expression on her face and knew there was no going back from this. Eric Williams loved his life. He…
The safe was in the wall before him. Dust and cobwebs covered it in thick layers. Its reddish-brown paint was chapped and flaking away, and rust eroded its metal frame. He forced his crowbar deeper into the crevice in the safe’s door and yanked sideways. The safe groaned open. What was inside was more than what he thought he’d find. Darren Walters worked for a renovation company that turned warehouses into office spaces. A large…
They’d been dating for months now. As far as he was concerned, everything was going great, and they were both the happiest they’d ever been. But when he entered the house that night, he felt something was terribly wrong. He eased through the corridor, fearing the worst. He slid the bedroom door open. What he found made him step back. Cayde was an ordinary guy living in Houston, Texas. Like many people at twenty-two, he…