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The Lake That Sang Only at Midnight
A calm lake remained silent by day, but at midnight, it hummed gently. Those who listened heard melodies that matched their deepest truths. A young musician sat at its edge nightly, learning tunes he believed came from spirits. When he became famous, he returned to thank the lake. He found it silent, as if saying: “You no longer need me. You’ve found your own music.”
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
The Clock That Waited for No One
A solitary clock hung in an old train station, ticking relentlessly despite the building’s emptiness. Travelers claimed its hands never slowed, not even for storms or celebrations. One evening, a young girl entered the station crying silently. As her tear fell onto the clock’s frame, the ticking stopped. Minutes paused, the world stilled, and the girl cried until she could cry no more. When she finally smiled—small, hesitant—the clock resumed. Villagers later said time itself had paused to honor her sadness, teaching them that even the strongest forces bend for a breaking heart.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
Businesswoman Chapter 324
Once she cracked the spine of the book, a rush of autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) stimulated regions of her brain. Loreen had been looking for a particular tome to re-read and had enough time to do it with this mini vacation she had to herself.
By Skyler Saunders2 months ago in Chapters
The Bridge of Half-Crossings
A wooden bridge stretched across a chasm but stopped abruptly halfway. Travelers reached the middle only to turn back, frustrated. One day a wanderer asked why it was unfinished. The bridge replied: “I was not built for crossing. I was built to show who dares to complete the missing half themselves.”
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
A Call for Help. Top Story - December 2025. Content Warning.
"I want to kill myself." The tremble in the voice showed the emergency of the emotion, but was too subtle for most to notice. The man was stressed and had trouble showing his emotions in a typical way - as if there is such a concept as typical or normal.
By The Schizophrenic Mom2 months ago in Chapters
Businesswoman Chapter 323
Lisa lay in her bed with Devlin. Their heartbeats almost matched the other. She used her fingers to cup his brown face. “You’re the other side of my joy. My work is of course my other half, but you are the reason why I have a fullness in my life.”
By Skyler Saunders2 months ago in Chapters
A girl and boy classmates who fell in love
The first day of tenth grade always felt loud—voices echoing in the hallways, lockers slamming, friends reuniting after a long summer. But for Elena, it was the opposite. She stood quietly by the classroom door, holding her books tightly against her chest, trying not to get swept away in the flood of students. She didn’t know many people, having transferred from another school during the break.
By osama aziz2 months ago in Chapters
The Road That Demanded a Promise
A road stretched endlessly but could only be walked by those who declared aloud why they traveled it. One woman stepped onto it without speaking, and the ground beneath her vanished. She tried again, saying, “I walk to find myself.” The road solidified beneath her feet. Every journey, it seemed, needed a reason—otherwise, steps became an illusion.
By GoldenSpeech2 months ago in Chapters
