Three best friends. One murder. Twenty-five seconds that shattered an entire future. In the dying corners of the projects, Houston was never supposed to raise kings - but Quaylon, GT, and Tae were different. Bound together since the age of five, when scraped knees and empty pockets turned into a blood-deep brotherhood, the three boys built a way out with sweat, loyalty, and basketball dreams bigger than the streets that tried to bury them. By senior year, the impossible had happened. All three were top NBA prospects. All three earned full-ride scholarships to Houston Tech. The hood finally had something to believe in. Then came the night everything died. A gunshot. A body. A police report calling it an accident. Now only two friends remain - haunted by silence, suspicion, and a promise they made long before fame ever found them. With detectives circling, enemies watching, and the truth rotting beneath the surface, Quaylon and GT are forced into an impossible choice: Protect the future they fought their whole lives for... or destroy everything in the name of loyalty. Because some secrets don't stay buried. And some brotherhoods are willing to kill to survive. In a world where survival comes before innocence, the line between friend and suspect disappears fast. As graduation approaches and the streets begin whispering louder than the police, the two young stars realize the greatest threat to their future may not be prison- -but each other. A raw, cinematic thriller about brotherhood, guilt, ambition, and the kind of loyalty that can either save your life... or end it.

At first glance, Dr. Karl C. Granger seems like the definition of success - a devoted husband, loving father, respected mentor, and one of the most accomplished doctors in Houston. But behind the tailored suits and million-dollar smile lives a man fighting a war no one can see. Raised in the ruthless streets of Southwest Houston, Karl spent years burying the life he once lived - gang ties, violence, betrayal, and the darkness that nearly destroyed him. He escaped the streets to build a future worth living for... but some pasts don't stay buried. As wealth, power, and temptation begin to consume his perfect life, Karl finds himself pulled back into a world he thought he escaped forever. Old friendships reignite. Dangerous enemies reappear. And a twisted bond with his half-brother Karl B threatens to unravel everything he's built. Haunted by paranoia, hallucinations, sex, drugs, money, and near-death encounters, Karl begins losing his grip on reality. Every decision becomes deadly. Every secret has a price. Now Karl must face the one question nobody from the streets can truly answer: Do you ever really leave the streets behind... or do they live inside you forever? With his marriage collapsing, his freedom hanging by a thread, and his life spiraling into chaos, one wrong move could cost him everything - his career, his family, even his sanity. Because sometimes it only takes... ONE decision. ONE thought. ONE blink of an eye... ...for your entire world to fall apart.

*** The Vision was shortlisted for the Watty India Awards 2019 under the horror/paranormal category.*** This is a supernatural adventure story of Abhay along with his childhood friend Vipul. Abhay has some visions which were earlier ignored as nightmares but it turned out to be something else. Join Abhay and his friend Vipul along with Officer Madhav as they solve the most twisted cases in the town. Cover Picture designed by- @InfamousPaint This is a work of Fiction. The story and the characters are an integral property of Biswajit Patnaik and all copyright reserved. Please do not copy or reproduce the story in any form. If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original, safe, form, please go to https://www.wattpad.com/user/Patnaik87. Thank you.

For months Summer is trapped in a cellar with the man who took her - and three other girls: Rose, Poppy, and Violet. His perfect, pure flowers. His family. But flowers can't survive long cut off from the sun, and time is running out...