It was unpleasant even to look at, let alone eat. My husband suggested we go straight to the store to demand a refund, but I wanted…
Author: Zen Zone
After a long, exhausting day at the construction site, Slavik was heading home through a narrow alley when he heard the faint sound of a child…
They dismissed her after seventeen years of loyal service—no farewell, no gratitude. Helen stood quietly outside the restaurant, a worn cardboard box in her arms, rain…
Some trends, despite the passage of time, go on sticking with us. This is the case with the “thigh gap,” that aspired to space between the…
When my grandma invited us all to her house for her birthday brunch, I never imagined my entire family would let her down so heartlessly. The…
My father-in-law, Jim, always thought he was clever enough to scam free stuff, but his tricks blew up in his face at a fancy restaurant. What…
A quiet, hesitant young woman finds herself pushed into an impossible situation—forced to marry her sister’s blind, millionaire fiancé. Yet in the darkness of deception, something…
It all began as a harmless Friday night game — one of those chaotic after-office parties where the drinks flowed too freely, the confessions got too…
At just nine years old, Zara commanded attention at Emerald Crest International School like royalty. Every morning, her arrival was a spectacle — flanked by bodyguards,…
After several days of intense work, I finally boarded the plane. This flight was going to be my salvation—a few hours to turn off my mind,…