January 5th, 2011 Dear Alissa, I lost my job three weeks ago and the apartment manager just taped a 3-day notice on my door yesterday. I have no idea what I'm going to do, but I'm hoping this guy from a craigslist post calls me back. He needs a live-in maid. That should be easy enough and I'll have a place to stay until I get back onto my feet. I'll let yo...
The day I learned he was getting married I went out to a dive to drink alone and put the past to rest once and for all. On my 2nd beer and 4th shot of tequila I saw him at the other end of the bar where he was having his bachelor party and stared until he looked up. We maintained eye contact far too long, but neither of us made any other move. With nothing...
"Hellooooo!!!! helloooooo!!!!! anybody hereeeeeeeee!!!!" Jacob screams at the top of his lungs. It felt like days have gone past as Jacob stumbles in the woods, everything looks the same, every turn looks the same, he was sure of his direction a minute ago, but now, it feels like he's going in circles. The sky is starting to darken, as night is dra...
As you stand on top of the Forth Hokage's head sculpture, who you found out was your father few years prior, you gaze at the village of Hidden Village in the Leaves. While a younger you would daydream of ways to become Hokage succeeding your great aunt Tsunade, the current you is more tempered. Probably due to the numerous hits you received on the head from...
I just inherited a luxury hotel in Hollywood from my distant uncle. I was his only living descendent. My uncle was a very ambitious person. It all started three decades ago, he bought a run down shack and transformed it into a five star hotel empire. The resort sponsored golf tournaments from LPGA and tennis tournaments from WTA. Even though he was a succes...
********** My contribution to this year's 750-word story challenge. ********** Bright June sunlight streamed through the bay window as he adjusted the branches on the Christmas tree, bending them to conceal any gaps. "Better?" he asked. Elaine nodded in her chair. "From our honeymoon," he said, placing an ornament with an illustration of Niagara Falls...
(If you don't click "Start Game" before reading, things might look confusing at times due to some pages requiring certain conditions.) "This is the Utopia that you guys dreamed of, the world on top of a game board, [Disboard]--everything here is decided by a game, even one's life and country borders!" ― Tet, the One True God In the land o...
(Should note this is my first story, so progress might be slow and changes will be constant :'D) Cerberus is the largest colony built on Pluto to date. With a population bordering 5 million people all shoved into one, outdated colonization bubble, resources have been limited, and those who hold the most, hold the most power. The police do exist, and even a...
Helen Walker stretched out her lithe body on the sun-lounger, enjoying the heat of the sun on her skin. Her brunette hair was tied back in a ponytail and she wore a yellow bikini. It was relatively conservative. It certainly covered more of her skin than the one worn by Amanda Graves, who lay face down on the sun-lounger next to her. Most of the curvaceous b...
Elena deBalzaac stood in shock as the messenger repeated his message. Her father had finally pegged it, leaving her the sole heir of his considerable estate. She was free now. Free to whatever she chose. Her father had been trying to force her to marry her neighbour at this country hellhole. A creepy, perverted older man with no charm to speak of. But she co...