Socialrealism Histórias

​SOMEWHERE BETWEEN LIES ​"Somewhere between the truth and the cover-up, the lies are all we have left." ​In the silent corridors of the morgue, the living may lie, but the dead never do. For Aadvi Khanna, a forensic examiner who wears her cheerfulness like armor, the cold slab is where she finds her purpose. She doesn't just perform autopsies; she gives a voice to those who can no longer speak for themselves, ensuring the victims find the justice they were denied in their final breath. ​Her world is a delicate balance of dark crime scenes and the light of her life-Inaya, the daughter she chose from the wreckage of a tragedy. But when she is paired with Vihaan Oberoi, a nonchalant genius who treats every corpse like a puzzle rather than a person, her protective walls begin to crack. ​He plays by the numbers; she plays for the soul. ​In a world where every piece of evidence is a secret and every shadow hides a motive, they must navigate a maze of deception. Because in the pursuit of truth, the most dangerous lie is the one you tell yourself. ​The scalpel cuts deep, but the truth cuts deeper.

A one-shot story of shattered dignity, salt-water tears, and the heavy weight of a dream that drowns.

TriadsFells is a story about Narciso De Geronimo, a Spaniard living in Manila. From the very beginning, he wanted to enter a world of violence and crime, driven by the poverty and hardships of his life. Along the way, he meets Alberto Dela Torre, a powerful Mafia boss who controls Pandacan, as well as Manuel Primo, a ruthless Manila gangster who is even more violent than Alberto. Their influence pulls Narciso deeper into the criminal underworld, marking the beginning of his dark and corrupt lifestyle. Set in 1970s Manila, the story follows his rise and transformation as he becomes entangled in a dangerous world of power, crime, betrayal, and violence.

**The Element of Recovery** by Siyabonga Sydney Manganyi is a raw, heart-pounding South African saga that grabs you from the first page and doesn't let go. Cast out at sixteen after falling pregnant, a young woman is forced to build a life from nothing-raising her daughter in a leaky shack, working exhausting night shifts as a security guard, and grinding through online studies while every rand is counted twice. Poverty is relentless: torn shoes, sugarless tea, and the constant fear of not making it to month-end. Then comes the offer that changes everything: a lucrative, high-risk promotion guarding a powerful, wealthy man. Accepting it catapults her into a dangerous new world of forbidden passion, deadly enemies, political power plays, and brutal betrayals. From township struggle to national influence, she rises to oversee disaster relief in flooded settlements, rebuilds shattered communities, and becomes a symbol of hope-earning acclaim while fighting off vicious lawsuits, media scandals that expose her past, assassination attempts on her family, and painful confrontations with the parents who once turned her away. This is no fairy-tale rags-to-riches story. It's a gripping, emotional rollercoaster about love, staggering loss, societal judgment, and the fierce will to defy a destiny written by mistake. If you love powerful real-life-inspired dramas packed with twists, heartbreak, and ultimate triumph, this book will keep you reading long past bedtime. (198 words)

a combination of short stories from different genres

Set in the sweltering heat of Malawi, this story follows Thokozani, a hardworking single mother, and her four-year-old daughter Zawadi, whose fragile world is shaken by neglect, secrets, and the return of a painful past. Left in the care of her elderly grandparents while her mother struggles to survive economically, Zawadi is repeatedly placed in danger due to moments of distraction and silence born from fear and shame. What begins as small incidents quickly escalates into a chain of life-threatening events that expose deep fractures within the family. The sudden reappearance of Moses, Zawadi's estranged father-now gravely injured and facing death-reopens old wounds. His wife Agnes, driven by desperation and loyalty, crosses moral and legal boundaries in a misguided attempt to reunite father and child. What follows is a harrowing kidnapping that pushes Thokozani into a race against time. At its core, this is a story about motherhood, guilt, and the irreversible consequences of silence. It explores how love can both protect and destroy, how trauma shapes even the youngest minds, and how a child's sense of safety can be broken-and fought for-again and again. Dark, emotional, and deeply human, the narrative asks a haunting question: Can a parent who arrives too late still deserve forgiveness?

Avia is 17 years old living in South East London with her mum and younger brother James. Avia has had a repertitive nightmare once a year on January 4th all her life. This year is no different except, after she begins conversing with a boy named George at college, the nightmares intensify and occur every night. As Avia and George develop their relationship they discover and unravel their linked heritage that dates back centuries. In their findings they discover that they are not like everyone else and have to deal with physical changes that are hard to control as well as social pressure at college as Georges other 'friends' disagree with his new found friendship with Avia. There is a rising danger, an old enemy of their kind coming for them and so they must prepare...

"The system doesn't break for the innocent. It crushes them." When seventeen-year-old Vranda steps out onto her porch on a dull Gwalior evening, she doesn't expect to see her classmate, Kundak, shivering under the neon lights of a petrol pump. Lost, penniless, and a thousand miles from his home in Odisha, Kundak is running against a terrifying clock. His grandfather's restless soul demands a Mahapooja that must begin in forty-eight hours. If the flame isn't lit, the protection over his family will wither. In a race against time, Vranda and her family dive into the chaos of the Indian transit system to save them. But they soon discover that the supernatural wrath of a grandfather is nothing compared to the cold cruelty of the living. Between a "reserved" bus for the wealthy, a VIP convoy blocking the roads, and a neglected public washroom, Kundak and Vranda are about to learn the ultimate price of a system failure. A haunting story of social tragedy, misplaced faith, and the thin line between a journey and a nightmare.

Synopsis: A successful financial analyst reflects on the silences that shaped her life-unspoken grief, broken relationships, hidden trauma, and quiet self-doubt. Through loss, love, and survival, she learns that healing begins when we choose to speak, forgive, and confront what we've carried too long.

A one-shot allegorical story set in a smoke-covered urban area of a fictional city in the Philippines where floods, noise, exhaustion, and uncertainty have become ordinary, the lives of students, workers, commuters, and teachers briefly intersect inside a struggling jeepney. Through quiet conversations on labor, education, technology, and daily survival, they slowly begin to recognize the shared realities connecting them beneath the haze of modern urban life.

My Year 11 English assignment. A short story scene that had to be a Social Realist idea, a story where the character faces a problem that can or could be found in real life. I chose to do this idea I came up with. This is about the dangerous journey that Hannibal and his troops took when crossing the mountains called the Alps. A very well know part of history, where many wander and try to figure out which route he really took. I also had to create a poster and paragraph about my narrative, which is included on the second page. Hope you enjoy if you read this.

In a quiet rural community, a little girl watches a company arrive with promises, machines, and smoke. Told through the innocent eyes of Tea Pot, The Arrival of Smoke follows one family as land is taken, water is stolen, and survival is dressed up as opportunity. It's a story about work, silence, fathers who believe, mothers who resist, and what a child understands long before adults admit the truth. Some things come slowly. Others arrive like smoke-and never really leave. A postcolonial coming-of-age novel rooted in Caribbean social realism.

"Congratulations on the new role, Mas Tony. But tell me... why take it? Was it just for the optics? Or was it purely viral-based? Since when did you join the circle?" Tony's voice remained a steady anchor. "The President asked. I didn't have the luxury of saying no." Without a word, Mayang flipped open her laptop, revealing a grim mosaic of data. "The logging in Bukit Barisan, the flawed concessions, the shell companies used by forest barons-" Tony exhaled, the words slipping out before he could weigh them. "Yes, I know... this is about deforestation, isn't it?" He regretted it the moment it left his lips. The air shifted. Mayang's gaze ignited with a cold fire; he had just oversimplified her life's work. She didn't lash out. Instead, she looked at the sweet cake on his plate. With a movement so graceful-reminiscent of a leading lady in a high-society wedding scene-Mayang took the plate, cut a small piece, and lifted the fork to Tony's mouth. Tony froze. Detesting a scene, he played along. He accepted the cake. The sweetness flooded his palate, but the atmosphere remained frigid. "Do you like it?" Mayang asked, her tone soft, her eyes like ice. "Yes... it's sweet." "Sweet?" Mayang set the plate down. "Do you have diabetes, Mas?" "No. Why?" Mayang leaned in, locking her eyes onto his. "What you are about to do is treat a small scrape with expensive medicine, while ignoring a chronic case of diabetes. The crimes of the forest barons upstream-that is the disease that will rot the entire body before it kills it. If you are only here to heal the scrape, you aren't an architect of resilience." She paused, her voice a sharp blade. "You're just the clean-up crew they hired to sanitize their conscience." Tony went still. The sweetness in his mouth turned to ash. He realized then: the woman across from him wasn't just a stubborn activist. She was the fusion of integrity and raw power he desperately needed to survive the storm. Happy Reading!

Maya Hussain is sixteen, skint, and sleeping on a sofa bed in the kitchen of a council flat in Bradford. Her mum's hours just got cut. The deposit on their old place is gone -- lost to a scuff on a wall that a letting agent called "damage." Nobody explained the rules. Nobody ever does. When Maya lands a part-time job at the supermarket, she thinks the maths is simple: work hours, get paid. But her first payslip is short by sixteen quid, her bank balance vanishes in two weeks, and the systems she's supposed to trust -- tax codes, credit scores, zero-hour contracts -- seem designed for people who already know how they work. With help from Darius (her co-worker who's been through it), Nani (whose Cadbury Roses tins hold more financial wisdom than any app), and a Business Studies teacher who actually talks sense, Maya starts figuring it out. Not getting rich. Just understanding the rules before they cost her again. No Money, No Clue is a YA novel about money, family, and what happens when nobody tells you how any of it works. Set in Bradford, rooted in British-Pakistani family life, and written for anyone who's ever checked their bank balance and thought: where did it go? New chapters weekly. This is the Wattpad edition -- a trimmed version of the full story. Read the complete chapters free at clairepublishing.com Tags: #financialliteracy #YA #Bradford #comingofage #money #budgeting #workingclass #BritishPakistani #teen #realism

A journey through a child's life dealing with the confusion of her mother killing her father at a young stage in her life . A struggle of self identity , pain and acceptance. Read and look into the life of Corey Simms a 18 year girl finally speaking to her mother for the first time , while she is incarcerated and dying of AIDS and ready to reveal why her Bonnie and Clyde love came to a disturbing ending .

Folks Unveiled by Velvet is set to hit the shelves starting February 2024. Get ready for an immersive journey into the dark side of folks that promises to captivate and blow your mind. Stay tuned for an unforgettable experience.

What happens when the lessons you teach come back to haunt you? Once a respected teacher, he now sits in a prison cell, burdened by the unintended consequences of his own teachings. His students-once full of promise-have become agents of the very corruption he unknowingly helped perpetuate. Haunted by their faces and the choices that led him here, he's forced to confront a painful truth: he taught them how to succeed, but not how to question. In the silence of his confinement, memories weigh heavily: a protest gone wrong, a silenced classroom, a letter exposing a former student's betrayal. But through moments of raw reflection and unexpected human connection, he begins to understand that redemption isn't about undoing the past-it's about facing it. This is a story for anyone who has ever felt trapped by their own mistakes, questioning if change is still possible. It asks: - What does it mean to own the harm we've caused? - How do we begin to heal when guilt feels unbearable? - How do we find hope when everything feels broken beyond repair? A haunting literary confession about complicity, redemption, and the weight of unintended consequences. A Story of 8 Chapters

An old man's loneliness is ameliorated by an unlikely friendship with a young boy.