Oncentry Stories

New Years Eve 2018 is one that will go down in history, that is if anyone survives to see 2019. Alice Cunningham is living her dream college life in New York City just like she'd always planned. She might be 3,000 miles from home, but shes happy. She's at the school she's always wanted, about to score an internship at a huge children's publishing house, and has a small group of friends who "get" her. On her list of dreams is to experience the ball drop in Times Square, so when her roommate asks her to go she doesn't hesitate to say no. Things turn ugly when one of their friends gets a hold of a drug that turns one night of fun into something straight out of a horror film. Derek Wolcot wasn't always his name. Four years ago at 17 he was pulled from his home in Southern California because of his fathers mistakes, leaving behind the one person he cared about the most. One minute they were planning their futures and in the next he vanished off the grid, literally. When his fathers mistakes catch up with them on New Years Eve life could go either way for Derek and his family. Their lives could be compromised or they might be the only ones who survive. Things become even more complicated for Alice and Derek when their paths cross, Derek knows who she is, but Alice can't even remember her own self enough to remember him. Derek does everything in his power to keep her at a distance, but now that she's back in his life he's finding it hard to let go.

She thought he is in love with another man. He thought she will never love him. She thought he is gay. Well he is not.

The time is up, yet why is she still breathing? · There can only be one witch or warlock every hundred years - crumbling to ashes once they've reached their time. It's been two weeks since Verona Frost turned 100 years old, and she's still alive. . Began: 16/02/22

After her boyfriend of three years dumps her, Luna fears her heart is broken beyond repair, leaving her bitter and sad on most days. To top it all off, nearly all of her friends moved out of their home town while she's stuck being a barista. Things were looking very bleak. That is, until a mysterious stranger kept popping up wherever Luna goes. And as it turns out, his heart got broken recently, too. But then he claims to have the secret to getting over breakups, moving on and fixing the pieces of her heart back in place. Desperate to get over her ex, she follows this stranger's advice. No matter the consequences. _________ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©Copyright Julia Bellona (invidiums) 2019 #OpenNovellaContest2019 Entry ~ Cover made by @gotmepulled ~

[ ONC 2019 | Ambassador's Pick | Judge's Honorable Mention ] [ Formerly Featured on Wattpad's Official @mystery account's Elementary, My Dear reading list ] The New Year kicked off to a bloody start for the private detective duos - Jamie Loxley and Blaine Ebony, as they strode into a murder scene. Two heads are better than one when it comes to disentangling a case. But, when a simple interrogation turns into a convoluted string of head game, figuring out the puzzle pieces won't be plain sailing. And, it doesn't help that the subjects are an immigrant who has trouble speaking English, an alcoholic suffering memory issues and a pathological liar. The grand form of deception will always be camouflaged in front of our very eyes. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ This is my entry for Open Novella Contest 2k19 | Thrilling Fiction prompt #6 Three Suspects Copyright © CrownedMadness | Maddy Alson 2019

Buzz was a bad dude. A punk. A killer. He had never done one decent thing in his whole life. That was until he met Jenny. And everything changed. But Jenny became sick. A sinister being came to Buzz offering him a way to save the love of his life, but he would have to work for him. He would have to steal things that could not be stolen. Buzz had no choice. This was his anthem. Open Novella Contest 2019 Entry #opennovellacontest2019 #oncentry