"Hello?" "Um, hey?" "Wait, you don't sound like my Aunt Kathy." "Unless I was miraculously converted into a member of the opposite gender and somehow related to whoever is on the other side of this call, then yeah. I'm not your Aunt Kathy." "Oh, shiitake mushrooms." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Short Story #1 (19/04/18) 2016 Fiction Awards Finalist © 2015 evethespy. All Rights Reserved.

"Zoey." His voice sent a jolt of electricity down my spine, which only heightened my awareness that only a thin column of dust separated our bodies. "Do you believe in superstitions?" I shifted uncomfortably against the splintered wall of the storage closet he had shoved me into seconds earlier. "Those are folk tales, right? Just myths to scare people off." "Not here." Every word that left his mouth was clipped, and the frustration bubbling beneath his forced calm was almost tangible. "Not now. Omens have power here, and you've been seeing far too many of them. So, forget everything you knew before. This town has a secret, and both you and I are targets." "Good to know," I tried to quip, but only a hoarse whisper issued from my lips. My heart slammed against my ribcage as I gazed into his dark eyes, searching for any hint of a ruse. "So, what are we supposed to do about it?" "We need to find out how this town really operates. For us to stand a chance, you need to know what we're up against. So, I'm going to teach you," his whisper broke through the dust column, and I felt a sudden sense of foreboding. "How to avoid bad luck." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - © 2018 evethespy. All Rights Reserved.

"Give me ten days, and I can give you ten reasons not to die." Evan paused. "And if I can't change your mind by then, you can go jump off that cliff."

Everly Winter hasn't had a day without responsibility in years. Between dealing with her newly divorced parents and watching out for a suicidal best friend, Everly never has time for herself. But then Jace Wasson comes along, self-contained and enigmatic. He doesn't give Everly the best first impression, but the two of them just can't seem to stay away from each other. Everly finds herself falling- falling in love with someone who she never expected to like the slightest bit.

thank you for 1.64k reads! highest rankings: #305 in fiction #255 in teen ZANN YATES is a girl who has got amnesia. She woke up in a hospital bed and just can't seem to remember how she got there in the first place. JAVIER LEE is ZANN's boyfriend. He's a pretty cute guy with a constellation of freckles over his nose. He cares for ZANN a lot and can't bear to see her like this. But he has a secret that might destroy Zann if she knows. JAYDEN LEE is JAVIER's brother. He's kinda sensitive but really fun. JUSTIN LEE is JAVIER and JAYDEN's brother. He has a girlfriend, YVONNE, but what she doesn't know is that he's cheating on her. YVONNE TERRIS is JUSTIN's girlfriend and ZANN's mutual friend. She hates ZANN over a spate of events that happened when they were both nine. KAYNE DERREN is the guy who broke JAVIER's arm. GWEN SURRANEAN is JAVIER's ex-girlfriend. MATT KERR is ZANN's ex-boyfriend and cares a lot for her as she went through a lot with him. MATTHEW SABERS is ZANN's best friend and he kind of likes her.