Fiction

Stop the AI from taking over Earth!
It is the year 5132, I am a 12-year-old girl named Jazzy from the planet of Void and I am travelling to the planet known as ‘Earth’. In my planet, people called me the Princess of Space because I can control time and space, including the planets and the whole universe!
By *+*+*~Teja~*+*+*20 days ago in Chapters
She Walked Into My Life at the Exact Wrong Time
She Walked Into My Life at the Exact Wrong Time BY: Khan There’s a strange kind of tragedy in meeting the right person when you’re not ready to be the right version of yourself. I met her on a Tuesday afternoon that felt like any other. I was sitting in a quiet café, pretending to work while actually trying to escape my thoughts. My life at that time was a mess—unfinished dreams, a recent heartbreak, financial pressure, and a constant battle with self-doubt. I was physically present in the world, but mentally I was somewhere between regret and anxiety. Then she walked in. She wasn’t loud. She wasn’t trying to be noticed. But somehow, she carried a presence that shifted the air around her. She smiled politely at the barista, brushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear, and chose the seat across from mine because it was the only one left. That was how it started. At first, it was just small talk. Complaints about slow Wi-Fi. A shared laugh about how overpriced coffee had become. Casual conversation that slowly turned into something deeper. I don’t know when it happened exactly, but somewhere between her stories about chasing her dreams and my half-honest answers about mine, I began to feel something awaken inside me. She had a way of listening that made you feel important. Not just heard—but understood. And that terrified me. Because at that time, I was not someone who could offer stability. I was rebuilding myself from pieces I hadn’t fully acknowledged were broken. My confidence was fragile. My future uncertain. I was still carrying emotional baggage from a relationship that ended without closure. But she saw potential in me. She believed in me before I believed in myself. We started meeting often. Long evening walks. Late-night phone calls. Deep conversations about life, purpose, fear, and faith. She challenged me in ways no one else had. She wasn’t impressed by empty promises; she valued effort, growth, and emotional honesty. And I tried. I really did. But growth is uncomfortable. And healing is messy. Some days I felt inspired by her presence. Other days I felt exposed. She deserved someone stable, someone sure of himself. Instead, she got a man who was still trying to figure out who he was after losing parts of himself in the wrong places. The more she cared, the more pressure I felt. Not because she demanded anything—but because she deserved everything. There were moments when I almost told her I loved her. Moments when I imagined a future where we built something real together. She would talk about traveling someday, starting projects she was passionate about, creating a life built on purpose. And I wanted to be part of that vision. But wanting something and being ready for it are two very different things. I started pulling away without realizing it. Delayed replies. Cancelled plans. Emotional distance disguised as “being busy.” She noticed, of course. She was perceptive like that. One evening, she looked at me with eyes that held both strength and sadness and said, “You’re fighting something, and it’s not me.” She was right. I was fighting myself. The fear of failing her. The fear of not being enough. The fear that if she truly saw all my scars, she would eventually leave—so I began leaving first, slowly and unconsciously. The hardest part wasn’t when we stopped talking every day. It was the day she said, softly, “I care about you. But I can’t love someone who’s still running from himself.” There was no anger in her voice. Just honesty. And I couldn’t argue with it. She didn’t walk away dramatically. She walked away with dignity. With self-respect. With the kind of quiet strength that made me realize just how rare she was. After she left, the silence was louder than any argument could have been. For the first time, I stopped blaming circumstances. I stopped blaming timing. I stopped blaming my past. I looked at myself honestly. She hadn’t walked into my life at the wrong time. I had met her at the wrong version of myself. And that realization changed me. I started working on the things I had been avoiding. Therapy. Discipline. Self-reflection. I rebuilt my confidence slowly, brick by brick. I faced the insecurities that once controlled my actions. I learned that love isn’t just about emotion—it’s about readiness, responsibility, and emotional availability. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if we had met a year later. Maybe I would have been strong enough to hold her hand without fear. Maybe I would have known how to love her without feeling unworthy. Maybe we would have built something lasting. Or maybe she was never meant to stay. Maybe she was meant to wake me up. Not every person who enters your life is meant to remain. Some come as lessons disguised as love. Some arrive as mirrors, showing you the parts of yourself you need to heal. She walked into my life at what felt like the exact wrong time. But maybe it was the perfect time for growth. And even though we didn’t end up together, I will always be grateful for the way she changed me—not by staying, but by showing me what I needed to become. Sometimes the right person doesn’t become your forever. Sometimes they become your turning point.
By Khan 21 days ago in Chapters
The Person I Became After the Storm
The Person I Became After the Storm ‎BY:Ubaid The storm didn’t arrive with thunder. It began quietly—like most life-changing things do. A missed call. An unread message. A small argument that grew roots and wrapped itself around everything I thought was steady. I didn’t realize at the time that my life was shifting beneath my feet. I only knew that something felt unstable, like the ground had turned to sand. Back then, I was the kind of person who avoided conflict. I said yes when I wanted to say no. I stayed silent when I should have spoken. I believed that keeping the peace meant sacrificing parts of myself. And I did it willingly. I thought that was what love, friendship, and loyalty demanded. The storm came when everything I had been holding together finally broke. It started with losing someone I thought would always be there. We had built years of memories—inside jokes, shared dreams, late-night promises. But somewhere along the way, I began shrinking to fit into their world. I adjusted my voice, my needs, even my ambitions. I convinced myself that compromise was maturity. I didn’t notice that I was disappearing. When they walked away, they didn’t slam the door. They just stopped showing up. And that silence was louder than any fight we had ever had. At first, I blamed myself. I replayed conversations in my head like scenes from a movie, searching for the exact moment I ruined everything. I analyzed every word I had said, every choice I had made. Maybe I was too emotional. Maybe I expected too much. Maybe I wasn’t enough. The storm inside me grew heavier. I stopped recognizing the person in the mirror. My confidence felt like a distant memory. I moved through my days on autopilot, smiling when required, responding when spoken to, but feeling nothing underneath. I had built my identity around being needed. Without that role, I felt empty. But storms don’t last forever. One evening, after months of carrying grief like a second skin, I sat alone in my room and asked myself a question I had been avoiding: Who am I without them? It sounds simple. But it shook me. For the first time, I wasn’t thinking about how to fix something. I wasn’t trying to win someone back. I wasn’t trying to prove my worth. I was just sitting with myself—raw, uncomfortable, and honest. I realized that the storm hadn’t just taken someone away. It had exposed how much of myself I had abandoned. So I began rebuilding. Not dramatically. Not perfectly. Just slowly. I started saying no. At first, my voice trembled. I felt guilty. But each time I chose myself, something inside me stood a little taller. I reconnected with hobbies I had left behind. I wrote again. I read books that made me question my thinking. I went on walks without checking my phone every five minutes. I began to understand that my value wasn’t tied to how useful I was to others. There were setbacks. Some nights, the loneliness returned like unexpected rain. I missed the familiarity of what I had lost. Healing isn’t a straight line—it’s a series of steps forward and backward. But even on the hardest days, I noticed something different. I wasn’t begging to be chosen anymore. The person I became after the storm wasn’t colder. I was clearer. I learned that love should not require self-erasure. I learned that boundaries are not walls; they are doors with locks you control. I learned that staying in situations that diminish you is not loyalty—it’s fear. Most importantly, I learned that I can survive loss. There is a quiet strength that comes from rebuilding yourself. It’s not loud or dramatic. It doesn’t need validation. It’s steady. It’s rooted. It’s the kind of strength that allows you to walk away when necessary and stay when it’s right. When I look back now, I don’t see the storm as destruction. I see it as exposure. It stripped away illusions. It washed away the parts of me that were built on insecurity and people-pleasing. It forced me to confront truths I had been avoiding. The person I am now listens to their intuition. I don’t chase reassurance from people who offer confusion. I don’t shrink to make others comfortable. I don’t ignore red flags hoping they will turn pink with time. I choose peace over performance. The storm changed me, yes. But not in the way I feared. It didn’t make me bitter. It made me discerning. It didn’t make me closed off. It made me intentional. It didn’t break me. It revealed me. And maybe that’s what storms are meant to do. They shake the foundations we thought were solid so we can rebuild on something stronger. They remove what was never meant to stay. Sometimes we lose people because we were losing ourselves. Now, when challenges come—and they still do—I don’t panic the way I used to. I know that discomfort doesn’t mean destruction. I know that endings are not failures. I know that I am capable of standing alone if I have to. The storm taught me that I am not fragile. I am adaptable. I am learning. I am becoming. And if another storm ever comes, I won’t beg it to pass quickly. I will stand in it, grounded in who I am, knowing that whatever it takes from me cannot compare to what it has already given me. Because after the storm, I met myself. And this time, I chose to stay.
By Ubaid 21 days ago in Chapters
Glass Winter | Chapter XII
The streets were empty, but for the occasional wandering soul. With Gar Darron and Eron’s parties gone that’s ten men this commune is short of.
By Andrei Babanin22 days ago in Chapters
Aishwarya Gaikwad : Building Presence in a Constant Scroll. AI-Generated.
In an era defined by constant notifications and endless scrolling, the quiet work of digital maintenance often goes unnoticed. Behind the curated feeds, timed posts, and measured responses lies a profession that has grown alongside the platforms themselves. Aishwarya Gaikwad belongs to a generation that entered adulthood as social media matured from novelty to infrastructure. Her path into social media management reflects broader shifts in how communication, identity, and work intersect in the digital age.
By Aishwarya Gaikwad22 days ago in Chapters
Top Tricks to Improve Your GCSE Maths Grade Fast Online
Improving your GCSE Maths grade quickly is possible with the right strategy, commitment, and smart use of online resources. Whether you are preparing for resits or aiming for a top grade, focused learning and consistent practice can make a real difference. This guide shares proven, practical methods to help you boost your results fast.
By biloguard22 days ago in Chapters
Businesswoman Chapter 361
Set scrambling, the Collectivists piled into their luxury vehicle, the latest Goulding. “What they’re planning to do is make it so we don’t get close to the officials,” Socialista didn’t even bother to buckle her seatbelt in the front of the car. Common Man and Fascinder each fastened theirs. They ran red lights and flew through stop signs. With no concern for their own or anyone else's safety.
By Skyler Saunders22 days ago in Chapters
An In-Depth Exploration of Journey to the Center of the Earth
Few adventure novels have captured the imagination of readers as powerfully as Journey to the Center of the Earth. Written by Jules Verne and first publishedF in 1864, this groundbreaking work blends science, adventure, and fantasy into a thrilling tale of exploration beneath the Earth’s surface. As one of the earliest works of modern science fiction, the novel not only reflects the scientific curiosity of the 19th century but also demonstrates Verne’s extraordinary ability to transform speculative science into gripping storytelling.
By Ibrahim Shah 22 days ago in Chapters
I Didn’t Know Love Could Hurt This Much
I Didn’t Know Love Could Hurt This Much ‎BY:Ubaid I used to believe love was soft. Not the dramatic, cinematic kind you see in movies, but something steady—like sunlight slipping through curtains in the morning. Warm. Predictable. Safe. I thought love meant comfort, reassurance, and someone choosing you every single day without hesitation. I didn’t know love could hurt this much. I met Areeb on a random Tuesday at a mutual friend’s birthday dinner. I wasn’t looking for anything serious. I had built my life carefully—degree almost complete, a small circle of friends, dreams lined up like dominoes waiting to fall into place. Love felt like an optional chapter, not the main storyline. But he had a way of making everything feel intentional. The way he listened. The way he remembered small details—how I hated coriander, how I loved rainy evenings, how I got anxious before presentations. He noticed me in ways no one ever had. And that scared me a little. In the beginning, everything felt effortless. We would talk until 3 a.m., sharing childhood memories and future plans. He told me he had never felt this understood before. I told him I had never felt this seen. It felt like we were building something rare, something that people spend years searching for. I didn’t realize that sometimes the things that start beautifully can unravel quietly. The first change was subtle. A missed call here. A delayed reply there. “I’ve just been busy,” he’d say, and I would nod, even when a small voice inside me whispered that something was different. Love makes you justify what your intuition tries to warn you about. I told myself I was overthinking. He still met me on weekends. He still held my hand in public. He still said, “I love you.” But the warmth in his voice felt thinner, like a blanket that no longer covered you fully. One evening, while sitting across from him at our favorite café, I noticed the distance. Not physical distance—he was right there—but emotional distance. His eyes didn’t linger on mine the way they used to. His laughter felt forced. When I spoke about my day, he seemed distracted, glancing at his phone more than at me. “Is everything okay?” I asked carefully. “Yeah, of course. Why wouldn’t it be?” he replied quickly. But love teaches you how to read between silences. Days turned into weeks, and I found myself trying harder. Dressing the way he liked. Suppressing my overthinking so I wouldn’t “create problems.” Smiling even when I felt insecure. I became smaller in ways I didn’t notice at first. That’s the dangerous thing about loving deeply—you start adjusting pieces of yourself without realizing you’re slowly disappearing. The night everything broke wasn’t dramatic. There was no shouting. No shattered glass. Just honesty that came too late. “I don’t think I feel the same anymore,” he said quietly, staring at the floor. Those words didn’t just land. They crushed. “What do you mean?” I asked, even though I understood perfectly. “I care about you. I just… I don’t know. Something changed.” Something changed. As if love were a switch that could be flipped off. I walked home that night feeling numb. The city lights blurred as tears refused to fall. It wasn’t just losing him that hurt. It was losing the future I had imagined. The late-night talks. The trips we planned. The version of myself who felt secure in someone’s arms. I didn’t know love could hurt in layers. It hurt my pride. It hurt my confidence. It hurt the part of me that believed I was enough. For weeks, I replayed everything in my mind. Where did I go wrong? Was I too emotional? Too demanding? Not supportive enough? The questions were endless, and none of the answers brought comfort. The hardest part wasn’t missing him. It was missing how I felt when he loved me. But pain has a strange way of teaching you what comfort never could. Slowly, I began to understand that love isn’t supposed to make you shrink. It isn’t supposed to make you question your worth. Real love doesn’t fade because it got “boring” or “complicated.” Real love grows through discomfort instead of escaping it. I started rebuilding myself in small ways. I went back to journaling. I reconnected with friends I had neglected. I took long walks alone and allowed myself to cry without feeling weak. Healing wasn’t linear. Some mornings, I felt strong and independent. Other nights, I stared at my phone, tempted to text him just to feel something familiar. But each time I resisted, I reclaimed a little piece of myself. One day, I realized I had gone an entire afternoon without thinking about him. It felt like breathing after being underwater for too long. That’s when I understood something important. Love did hurt. But it wasn’t because love itself is cruel. It hurt because I gave it to someone who wasn’t ready to carry it. I didn’t know love could hurt this much—but I also didn’t know I could survive it. Now, when I think about that chapter of my life, I don’t just remember the pain. I remember the lesson: I am capable of loving deeply, fearlessly, and wholeheartedly. And that is not a weakness. It’s a strength. The next time I love, I won’t make myself smaller to fit into someone else’s uncertainty. I won’t ignore my intuition to protect someone else’s comfort. Because love should feel like sunlight again. Warm. Steady. Safe. And until it does, I’m learning to be that light for myself.
By Ubaid 22 days ago in Chapters
The Apology I Needed but Never Received
The Apology I Needed but Never Received BY: Khan I used to believe that closure came in the form of an apology. A simple sentence. A quiet admission. A moment where someone looked you in the eyes and said, “I was wrong.”
By Khan 22 days ago in Chapters
AI, Surveillance, and the Fragile Line Between Deterrence and Disaster
AI, Surveillance, and the Fragile Line Between Deterrence and Disaster The next great danger in global conflict is not only missiles or soldiers, but machines that think faster than humans. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes deeply embedded in military planning, surveillance, and nuclear command systems, the risk of accidental war is growing quietly but dangerously. What once depended on human judgment is now increasingly shaped by algorithms, sensors, and automated decision-making. In this new environment, a single error, misreading, or cyber manipulation could push the world toward catastrophe.
By Wings of Time 23 days ago in Chapters
Valentine's Dates Over the Years. Top Story - February 2026.
Colin grinned as Brooklyn slipped into the living room. “Is it all set?” he asked. The twenty-one year old grinned. She was in her last year of college and Colin knew that Lincoln was proud of her. Although she had been away at college, she’d eagerly helped Colin plan his surprise for Lincoln. “I’m so glad you’re finally doing this,” she said.
By Reb Kreyling23 days ago in Chapters