Secluded Stories

Settled under your covers, scrolling endlessly for the perfect bedtime read? Well, you can stop now. What you're about to find here are stories that will curl your blood and leave you anxiously nibbling at your nails, desperate to know what happens next. Each tale is deliberately crafted to stir something in you...something unsettling. A feeling you can't quite place. A tension you can't quite shake. And yet, you'll keep reading. I invite you to join me on this adventure to explore the darkest parts of my imagination. Reading alone and in the dark is 100% recommended! Do enjoy!♡

Ama is happily alone with her hundreds of books and a beautiful forest surrounding her. Her father, a reclusive author, and her mother, a scientist studying the rare bird and other animals that live on their island, make the perfect quiet family. When her parents announce that they are going on vacation, Ama is sad but knows her parents need to get out. But when a hurricane thousands of miles away displaces a family they have known for years, Ama is shocked to hear that her mom has invited them to stay at their house. Ama is forced to host the family all by herself, and even worse, a boy her age. Follow Ama on her forced journey of outside socialization, and her developing relationship with Kendrick.

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How can the devil be pulling you toward someone who looks so much like an angel when he smiles at you.

When broke college student Maya Carter accepts a live-in nanny job for the wealthy Rossi family, it feels like a dream come true. The position comes with a stunning glass-walled mansion overlooking the dark waters of Lake Tahoe, two quiet and well-behaved children, generous pay, and the promise of a fresh start. But at night, Maya hears footsteps outside her locked bedroom door. The children whisper secrets they refuse to share. When she discovers the hidden diary of the last nanny, who vanished without a trace, her dream job quickly turns into a waking nightmare. The Rossis insist nothing is wrong, yet the neighbors warn her to run. The longer Maya stays, the more she realizes the danger is not only inside the house- it is also watching her, waiting for her. Some secrets are better left buried. This one wants out.

Determined and quick thinking, Amelia Conti is okay on her own. She's also an expert in outdoor sports. So when her boss offers her the winter hike of a lifetime, she says yes even before she knows who she'll be guiding. Or how much it will pay. If she'd taken the time to research the man who bought the last-minute premium tour, a demanding CEO named Damien Serrano, she might have reconsidered her answer. Well, maybe not. It is an absurd amount of money. He's grumpy to her sunshine, Christmas-lover to her Christmas dread, and the kind of man used to getting what he wants. Arrogance might work in a boardroom, but on the side of a mountain in the middle of winter, it's a hazard. If Damien can't learn to relinquish some control, they might not make it to the end of the hike alive. But everything comes to a head when an unexpected weather event pushes them even closer together. Water meets fire and something has to give. The question is, who will bend first? ~ * ~ * ~ This is one of the novellas I'm writing for ONC 2023. You can find the rest on my profile! This story is based primarily on prompt 13. "You were at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and now you are running for your life!"

She was once fooled by his boyfriend, causing to evade herself having a commitment with some guys. She was afraid she might feel the same pain again and that surely put a doubt in her innocent heart.

A short story I made for a school project.

Tony Romero was on an exclusive hunting trip with his family when things took a serious turn for the worse. The family stumbled upon a beast in the woods with a lust for blood, and the hunter became the hunted in this action-packed short scary story. Will they make it out alive?

Austin and his daughter Katt live in seclusion following the death of his wife Denice. Katt is a 6 year old girl with a pure heart and has never seemed off mentally, until one day.... it all changed...

Raziah (pronounced ruh-zy-uh) was ready to get away from all the hate of her hometown and move somewhere far away where she could start over. And what better place than a tiny town in the middle of nowhere in a foreign country across the world? In Raziah's eyes, this was the perfect location to start anew and live life the way she wanted. After working for years to save up money, she buys her ticket to freedom and disappears in the middle of the night. In her new town, she slowly connects with its people one at a time, starting with her landlords, Albe and Calta Baxley in their inn. Through them, she finds two jobs to sustain her life after her savings runs out and learns how to navigate her new life in this foreign town.

An entry from a previous competition, this short story follows young, innocent Colette and her secluded life in the Canadian mountains. She quickly learns the importance of choice, courage, and most importantly, trust.

Giselle Beatrice Manseau has been hidden in an attic at her uncle's boarding school after her parents' death almost a decade ago. It's an all boys boarding school, so she is not allowed to attend. By private tutors, she is taught everything the others are taught, but she never learned how to have a social life. But, when a student sees her for the first time, what will happen to her life of secrecy? Will she be able to keep her existence hidden, or will the temptation to have friends be too much to handle?

What if someone tells you your life isn't normal, would you go find out what normal is? The answer to this question could be yes or no, depending on your happiness. If you're happy, why would you let anyone make you believe there's something else? If you're not happy and the answer is yes, would you actually try and find out what 'normal' is? Only if it's possible. ______________________________________________________________ Edited by hubcaps All rights reserved to SummeryNiall

"Life is a challenge. One that many people can't handle. In my sixteen years of living on Earth I have come to the conclusion that I can't handle it. I struggle with my emotions. I break down. I push people away, even though I feel so lonley. I blame myself for my parents death and I know my sister does too." Stopping to catch my breath, I look up at him and move slightly closer. I stroke my fingers down his cheek one last time. "If you still love me, Xavier, are you prepared to handle this challenge?"

In the 1970s, a wealthy businessman named Thomas Fein purchased a beach home on a secluded island in the Pacific with his wife. However, to his frustration, Sir Thomas Fein finds himself haunted by the sounds of laughing and frolicking in the forest beyond the home. With his only connection to the outside world being the local boatman who has since stopped coming by, and with his wife missing, Sir Thomas Fein decides to trace the source of laughter back to the feral children it belongs to.

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A story about a girl who lives in a highly technologically developed time in which 98℅ of the human population is born with a superhuman ability. Anaya Coltec is part of the 2℅ born without. This is a story about a girl who struggles to be like the rest after being born with the greatest disadvantage. Her idea goes even further beyond her expectations...

A young girl is forced into marriage. When she runs away during her wedding day to escape the greedy man and abusive man that is to be her husband, she finds herself lost and stuck in the forest. Now she must survive in the wild alone or die trying.