Laura is trapped in an elevator. She has been there for as long as she can remember. The elevator is going down. She doesn't think she's alone. . . --- A short HORROR story from the author of CUPID'S MATCH and DEVILS INC. Previously featured on Wattpad. Find me on Instagram @LaurenPalphreyman

A collection of Islamic short stories. They dont all have to do with prayer but the first one does... Pray This heart wrenching Islamic short story is about two best friends who come face to face with death. Aalia and Sabrina have been friends since they were toddlers, but as they grew up they began to take their own paths. Can Sabrina help her not-so-practicing-muslim-friend come to her senses. Or will Aalia face the trials of the next world unprepared and full of regret? What happens when Aalia's mother shows up, kneeling over her dead child's body and crying for her guidance? This story ponders over the importance of prayer and dives into the strength of a mother's love.

In a small town there lived a girl with high hopes and great expectations.Who refused to give in to the traditions thriving in her town.Who denied to be defined by how others described her.She was scoffed at for her lofty ambitions, which the girls of her background wouldn't dare to dream.Those laughs never stopped her from dreaming high.Those scornful eyes never deterred her from working towards her goal. Despite her strong unwillingness she is inserted into a man's life. Life takes a huge turn when the determined Hera was stripped off all her determination and zeal. Just when she thinks life is going to get beautiful,happens an incident that leaves her soul bruised.Not letting the circumstances tame her she rises above all odds just like the rays of light breaks through the trees.She refuses to let the thorns rip up her soul any longer,picking them one by one she reaches her destination with majestic splendour.

[Featured in Humor: Bitesize Funnies reading list] In this modern and untold version of Rapunzel's fairy tale, we meet Ruben. Like Rapunzel, he's stuck in a tower, and he may or may not be royalty. That's about where their similarities end. There's no prince to save him and no long hair for him to escape with. And his happily ever after is seeming more and more like a happily never after. ~~~

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