Recurringdreams Stories

Some nightmares don't end when you wake up. They follow you. They sit in your chest, in your breath, in the way your eyes scan a room without you even realizing it. The chase doesn't stop just because your eyes open. The fear doesn't disappear just because the world is quiet again. It lingers-subtle, heavy, alive beneath the surface. This story is not about a man chasing someone through the dark. It's about what that chase means. It's about being misunderstood... blamed... unheard... and forced into survival mode when no one else steps in. It's about the silence of people who see you struggling and choose not to help. It's about the pressure of defending yourself in a world that has already made up its mind about you. And deeper than that-it's about abandonment. The kind that doesn't always look obvious. The kind that shows up in denial. The kind that leaves you questioning your reality. This is the story of what happens when fear and abandonment collide at the same time-when your body is running, but your mind is trying to make sense of something much bigger. Because monsters aren't born. They're built. One moment at a time. One experience at a time. One survival instinct at a time. And eventually... you don't just run anymore. You learn. You adapt. You control it.

Penelope is an ex-lawyer and a divorced mom. Her teenage daughter, Hannah, who inherited the family gift of premonition dreams, starts having recurring dreams. When a very old friend, Benjamin, shows up asking for her help, Penelope is sure that things are connected. Reluctantly, she accepts. Her life will get turned upside down, and all the choices she has made will be questioned. Is Benjamin really innocent? Is she doing the right thing in involving her daughter in this? How will this event affect all her relationships?

A man goes to a psychiatrist, he keeps having a recurring dream. But what, pray tell, could it reveal?

Gwen has a perfect life. A handsome boyfriend, a nice house, a stable job. But every night she has dreams. Dreams that seem real. Too real. Even worse, at the end of every dream she dies. At first, Gwen shrugs them off as normal recurring dreams. But they keep getting longer and longer. Soon, Gwen can't tell what is a dream and what is reality.

Short stories of phobias turned nightmares. Basically a encyclopedia-type book that helps us take a look into the world of phobias and what our friends, families, whoever they may be go through/what they see.

Some dreams don't fade when you wake up... They follow you. Ever since her father's death, Avantika has been trapped in the same nightmare a violent storm, rising floodwaters, and a voice calling her from somewhere she can't reach. A voice she knows too well. Her father's. Days pass in silence, nights in fear. At home, everything looks normal...but nothing feels the same. His empty chair, her mother's quiet concern, the weight of words left unspoken... it all lingers like a shadow she can't escape. But this isn't just grief. When the dream begins to change...becoming clearer, louder, almost real. Avantika starts to wonder if it's trying to tell her something. Something hidden. Something buried in the past she's been avoiding. A place. A memory. A truth. As the storm inside her grows stronger, Avantika must decide will she keep running from what haunts her... or finally answer the call of the storm?

A compilation of flash fiction.