Author: Vase My
I had been married to Daniel for ten years — a decade of late nights, shared dreams, and sacrifices that only we knew. When I met him, he was all fire and ambition, a man who promised the world if I’d stand by him. I did. I stood through the storms, the empty bank accounts, and the endless business trips. Together, we built his little import business into a thriving empire. But success can be a dangerous thing. Somewhere along the way, the man I loved slipped away. In his place was someone polished, proud, and cold. He still called…
I still remember the last time I saw him.It was a cold, gray morning — the kind of day where even the sun seemed reluctant to rise. My husband stood by the doorway with his suitcase, his eyes heavy with something I couldn’t quite read. We had argued the night before, but I didn’t think it was enough to make him walk away. “I’ll be back,” he said, voice tight, as if those three words were all he could manage.Then he was gone. Days turned into weeks. Weeks into months. Months into years. For three long years, my world existed…
The hospital lobby was thick with a silence heavier than any word. It was the kind of quiet that settles when hope has already slipped out the back door, leaving only aching waiting behind. People sat like statues—hands wrapped tightly around coffee cups, eyes fixed on nothing, barely breathing. When the elevator dinged open for what felt like the hundredth time, nobody looked up. Nobody except the receptionist. Her eyes caught something unusual—a boy. Barefoot. Dust clinging to his legs. A faded gray hoodie swallowed his thin frame, sleeves too long, worn like a hand-me-down from another life. No parent…
A Little Girl Alone on the Street — Whispering About “Voices” That Told Her to Run It was an ordinary afternoon when people stopped in their tracks. There, on the sidewalk, stood a small girl—barely six years old—in a spotless white dress, eerily out of place and utterly alone. No one knew where she had come from. Her clothes were pristine, her hair neatly combed. She didn’t cry or call out for help. Instead, she stood silently, staring down the quiet street. Passersby gathered, exchanging uneasy glances. One kind soul offered her a bottle of water. Another reached for their…
Emily with longing looked at the rows of dresses and jackets. Was she born for this? To select models for boring customers and to please visitors? Was it for this that she finished a prestigious university? No, fate was clearly mocking her, throwing her from a great height to the very bottom. From sad thoughts distracted a ringing voice. A young colleague, barely a little older than her herself, was cheerfully chatting with a plump elderly woman. Sophie was convincing her that pink does not make one look fuller as it seems, it’s all about the shade. Emily sighed and…
The CEO of a multi-billion-dollar restaurant empire went undercover to his own diner and sat down at a corner table when a nervous black waitress approached with trembling hands, quietly slipping him a folded note. What happened next would expose a million dollar conspiracy, bring down a criminal empire and leave the city’s most powerful billionaire stunned beyond belief. The morning sun cast golden streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Theodore Blackwood’s Manhattan penthouse, illuminating a space that screamed success but whispered loneliness. At 42, Theo possessed everything most men dreamed of—a net worth that could buy small countries, restaurants…
For three months, the bank’s staff didn’t know her name. She appeared every morning just before sunrise, her headscarf tied neatly, her gray turtleneck hugging her frame. Silent, almost spectral, she moved through the marble corridors like a shadow that smelled faintly of lemon and rain. The brass handles gleamed under her hands. The floor reflected the ceiling lights like still water. Yet when people passed her, their eyes slid away as if she were part of the furniture. Some whispered behind her back.”Creepy how she never says a word.””She’s probably not all there.” She never reacted. She just kept…
The cabin lights glowed soft gold, the hum of the engines a steady backdrop. First-class passengers reclined with champagne and quiet chatter. But for Marcus Reynolds, the air felt charged—like the moment before a summer storm breaks. “Sir, I’ve asked you and your family several times to lower your voices,” the flight attendant said, her voice smooth but sharpened with an edge. Her name badge read Karen. She gripped the service cart like it might roll away. “We’ve had complaints.” Marcus—six-foot-three, broad-shouldered, the kind of presence that made boardrooms go still—looked at his wife, Janelle. She froze mid-text, her corporate-lawyer…
The night of our wedding anniversary should have been nothing more than clinking glasses, quiet laughter, and the warm glow of candles.Instead, it became the first move in a game I didn’t know I was playing. We were surrounded by family. My husband raised his glass with an unreadable smile. I mirrored him—until I caught it.A subtle tilt of his wrist.A few drops of something slipping into my wine. A cold knot coiled in my stomach. I didn’t blink. I didn’t breathe. I simply waited for the moment he turned his head, then switched my glass with the one belonging…
When I married at 30, I had little more than a small apartment and a modest salary. My wife came from humble means, too—her only family was her father, Mr. Velasco, a frail, quiet man pushing 70, living off a veteran’s pension. Right after our wedding, he moved in with us. And he never left. For two decades, he didn’t pay for electricity, water, food—nothing. He didn’t watch the kids, didn’t cook, didn’t clean. Some relatives even sneered behind his back, calling him a “first-class parasite.” I’d be lying if I said it never got under my skin. I’d come…