Familiarstrangers Stories

She doesn't want to exist. He shouldn't exist. And yet, their lifelines entangle...

A Replica Called Everyone What if the people you trust... were never real to begin with? Sabrina thought she had landed her dream job-recruiting personal assistants for the elite residents of Valle Escondido, a luxury village where everything gleamed with perfection. But when her friends begin to vanish and neighbors start behaving strangely, she starts noticing familiar strangers everywhere-people who look right but feel wrong. Behind the smiles are scripts. Behind the beauty, a ritual. And behind the gates of Valle Escondido-nothing is what it seems. From "transition parties" to flawless couples and whispered promises of "becoming better," Sabrina uncovers a chilling truth: Perfection here isn't natural. It's manufactured. Replicated. And worshipped. A slow-burn psychological thriller laced with modern horror, A Replica Called Everyone asks: In a place where no one is real... What will it cost to stay human? Get your FULL COPY here: https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=3Np9EQAAQBAJ About the Author Abby Arce writes psychological horror with a quiet intensity that creeps under your skin and lingers long after the last page. Fascinated by identity, illusion, and the unseen rules we live by, she crafts stories where the terrifying hides behind beautiful smiles and manicured fences. Based in the Philippines, Abby blends modern anxieties with cultural undercurrents, often drawing from folklore, urban isolation, and the haunting fear of being watched-or worse, replaced. A Replica Called Everyone is her latest descent into the uncanny: a world of curated perfection, familiar strangers, and a question that won't let you go-what if everything around you was built to erase who you are? When she's not writing, she's people-watching, myth-hunting, or thinking about the one rule you're never supposed to break... but just might.

Some stories don't ask to be understood, only felt. Short Stories is a quiet collection of moments: a look held too long, a goodbye left unsaid, a love that arrives softly and leaves even softer. Within these pages are tales of fleeting connections, slow-burning longing, and the kind of heartbreak that lingers not in grand declarations, but in silence. Told with restraint and emotional honesty, these stories explore the spaces between people. The pauses, the hesitations, the almosts. From melancholy mornings to wordless partings, each piece is a small echo of something once held and gently lost. For readers who find comfort in sadness and beauty in what slips away.

"We're familiar strangers, "Jisung began, "we have a past and no future. But I'd do anything for the chance to bring back what we had." "So take your chance. Try." After their nasty break up, will Yoon Yunhyo and Park Jisung be able to make their comeback? #127 in Strangers

"I can still remember the times we had together and now we're nothing but a familiar strangers." -Henesy Avenza

📌 Author's Note: Hi, dear readers! Before you start this story, I just want to give a quick trigger warning. This story deals with trauma, abuse, anxiety, and memory loss, which may be distressing for some readers. If you are sensitive to these topics, please proceed with caution. Your mental health matters! 💖 She remembers him-his smile, his laughter, the warmth of his presence from their childhood summers. But when they meet again in senior high, he looks at her like she's just another stranger. She tells herself it's fine. After all, she has changed-a girl now haunted by insecurities, fear, and gaps in her memory that she doesn't understand. Yet, the more time she spends with him, the more pieces of her past begin to unravel. What she doesn't know is that he never really forgot her. He just didn't recognize the girl standing before him-the girl who once smiled so brightly, now carrying a sadness he couldn't quite name. A story of love, trauma, and healing-because sometimes, the ones we used to know become Familiar Strangers.

Ferb Fletchley is a quiet 19 year old living in a mental institution. At night he dreams about being a kid and having a brother and friends to go on these fantastic adventures with and build amazing things. But the dreams are changing, and he's left with a few words ringing in the back of his mind, like the last echoes of church bells. "Hang in there. We're coming for you..."

A one part short story. Our society changed the laws a couple of years ago. "One may murder legally in your life, but only once." The Government had said.

Author's Note: Heyyy readers! This is my first story ever, and I'm super excited (and a lil nervous) to share it with ya'll. I've poured my heart into these characters, (like fr) 😭 their late-night chats, their awkward real-life meetings, nd all the little emotions in between. hope you enjoy following Aaira and Ryaan's journey as much as I enjoyed writing it. Your support, comments and feedback mean the world to me. They'll help me grow as a writer... Tqsm for stopping by, nd I hope this story makes you laugh, cry, nd maybe even fall in love with the chaos of life. nd love... heheheee eniovy readinggg!💕

Some stories don't ask to be understood, only felt. Short Stories is a quiet collection of moments: a look held too long, a goodbye left unsaid, a love that arrives softly and leaves even softer. Within these pages are tales of fleeting connections, slow-burning longing, and the kind of heartbreak that lingers not in grand declarations, but in silence. Told with restraint and emotional honesty, these stories explore the spaces between people. The pauses, the hesitations, the almosts. From melancholy mornings to wordless partings, each piece is a small echo of something once held and gently lost. For readers who find comfort in sadness and beauty in what slips away.