Hitchhiking Stories

Never really a social butterfly, I was thrown into a situation where either I initiate conversations or I get left out in the cold, literally. This is the story of how I understand why this world needs more smiling idiots.

8086. That's the number of days Emmi Vincent has existed. 457. That's the number of days since her parents went missing. 103. That's the number of days since she found her brother dead in the middle of Route 66. Infiniti. That's the number of days Emmi will continue to seek vengeance on what happened to her family. Even if she has 23 left to live.

There are still tribes who have no contact with western civilization and the governments they don't know about are trying to protect them from massacre, from disease, and poverty. One day, though, one girl emerges from the Amazon and sets off a chain of events that will change her world, and the world of Peter, who is half a world away.

Olivia and her boyfriend Tom decide to go camping but after some frustration he leaves her there. So she waits with her thumb up waiting for someone to take her home. Harry on the other hand couldn't handle the stress. He needed a break, needed to breathe. A moment to get away from it all. And along the way he finds Olivia. Together they drive for days to get her home as they hide behind new identities. (Luke and Jane) Will Harry reveal who he is? How will Olivia react..? [A/N] Wow, This description sucks. Not as bad as it sounds. This is my first completed Fan Fiction so erm.. Yeah..

The earth is so small, everything that's green is fading and the clear healthy lakes are to pollute. Nature is disappearing for industry, but there are also places that are still beautiful. Don't sit and watch go out to the wild, go on a adventure that is what Jack White was thinking. He lived in Scotland in the 19th century. He was sick of his normal life and went on a adventure to those places who are still beautiful. Go with him on his adventure go and see who he is going to meet, go and see that the earth is still beautiful. You are going from the great Himalaya to the wild sea, from desert to forest and from rain to drought.

Lola never expected to find herself driving through the American south with a complete stranger. A girl with pale skin and fragile bones, and an urn of ashes in her lap / Passing abandoned towns, dusty old churches with confederate flags, snake tongued men, falling in love.

Eliza is a teenage runaway headed to California from her home in rural Alabama. She has been waitinfg for a chance to leave for years and she finally gets it. As she desperately tries to find her path to a new and better life, she meets new people, hears new stories, is faced with new dangers. Will she ever make it to California? "Swinging her hair over her shoulder, she stood up and grabbed her pack off the dewy ground. She slung it over her shoulder and had to stop herself from running full speed down the long driveway. She would not run, not yet. She was going to savor the feeling of finally leaving. She was so close to freedom, she could taste it. It was coursing through her veins like a drug."

We're not meant to give hitch hikers a ride because they could be serial killers... Right? But if we're hitch hiking, we're not meant to get a ride from someone because they could also be serial killers... Yeah? But what would happen if a serial killer picked up a serial killer? What would happen if, when they both reached for their guns, they realised that they should team up and go against everyone else? Hm? Well, just read and find out... {Btw, this is just a short lil' story I made (yes, I got the idea from tumblr), nothing serious❤️✨}

Summer's here, motherfuckers. Mabel bullshitted her way through sophomore year. She's ready for all the change that summer will bring, and the new people it will lead into her life. Like the strange chameleon she rescued last year, Mabel is ready to adapt to any situation and have a hell of a time doing it. Disclaimer: if you're looking for a typical tale involving a summer romance with a "bad boy" and the inevitable suckish grammar that comes along with it, this isn't for you.

This short story is based on a young teacher's encounter with a bootlegger in Pickens County, South Carolina in the 1970's. In a clash of cultures, "the meanest man," Carl, and his friend, Stupid Stewart, taught him a few lessons about life. The story won a Hackney Literary Award in 2013.

❝Why are you on the side of the road, asking for rides?❞ ❝It gets me places faster.❞ A story in which a photographer decides to pull over and let a young, over dramatic college drop out, who thinks he is a god, catch a ride with him. [Short Story]

A collection of short stories strung into a book; each chapter is a different story with new characters, ranging from 500 words to 3500 per chapter. I take requests! Not fanfiction, but if you want characters in a specific situation or with a certain prompt, send a message my way! Thank you for reading!! Please consider leaving votes or comments to encourage the writer! Each chapter has a brief opener that gives content warnings, the pairing featured, what the chapter is based off of, and anything else I'd like to say about it.

Onyx Satō was born into wealth, power, and control-but none of it was ever his. Raised in a vampire elite's mansion, groomed for a legacy he never wanted, Onyx spent his life watching the world through gilded windows, knowing he'd never be allowed to walk through the door. Leo Ordoniez built his own freedom. He learned early that the streets belonged to the fast, the reckless, the ones who never looked back. Skating through underground hideouts, outrunning debts, learning how to survive-Leo was untouchable. Until Onyx crashed into his life. Now, after a year and a half on the run, they're the most wanted pair in Britain. Onyx's father put out the bounty first-"bring my son home, alive." But when Leo's own brother turns on him for the payout, the chase becomes personal. Together, they ride. Skating through city backstreets, hitching trains, ditching their old identities for disguises that barely keep them hidden. But no matter how far they run, how fast they grind through survival, there's one truth they can't shake- You can't skate past blood. And sooner or later, someone is going to catch up.

Deacon and Samuel Whittier run away from home to witness the first flight at Kitty Hawk.

Isabelle Bradley has a hard life. Her parents are abusive; and because of this she can't seem to focus on school, mostly because she's always asleep. And, because of an incident with her high school Spanish teacher's son, and the constant bruises from her parents, she has also been labeled as the wh.ore of the town, by both her peers and the adults around her - especially her parents who only feed the fire of lies. Deciding to go where no one knows her, she runs away, attempting to hitchhike from Colorado to Florida and live with her aunt. Enter Lake Richards. Nineteen. Alone on the road, just the way he wants it. He's on his way to Texas, hoping to find a home that might fill a void in his damaged heart. When he picks up a cute blonde off the side of the road in Kansas, he only intends to take her as far as he has promised. He doesn't need anyone with him, when he wants people to stick around they tend to leave. But as this feisty hitch hiker opens up to him and begins to care about his well being, he might let himself want her to stick around for a little longer than 1,100 miles. ///*** CURRENTLY ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***///

Fourteen year old Holly Morris is an ordinary girl with OCD (Obsessive Castle Disorder), she was so caught up in watching the latest episode on her phone one day after school. She hitchhiked and watched the episode in the car. Holly got off after one episode and realized she was in New York instead of LA! The last thing she remembered beside her phone was going through a tunnel. Then she found a dead body and called 911, but the investigating detectives turned out to be Kate Beckett, Javier Esposito and Kevin Ryan! How is this possible? Read to find out! Some Caskett fluff and family fluff involved. I update whenever I'm in a Castle mood (mostly after I watch an episode).

Maybe seventeen-year old Samuel's life would have turned out better if he had a mother who cared about him and a father who didn't yell and hit. Maybe if he wasn't bullied at school everyday, he could feel safe. He wouldn't need to smoke pot to calm the angry voices in his head. Or set fires to feel in control of his life. Perhaps if Chloe, the girl across the street, liked him back, he would be happy. Samuel is a ticking time bomb of emotions and when Chloe invites him to a party, it sets off a chain of events that changes the course of everyone's life. Forever.