The Rules We Defy

In a village nestled deep in the mountains,a young boy named Tom proudly boasted to his friends that he was the best at playing hide-and-seek in the world.His friends didn't believe him,so he decided to hide. Tom wasn't exaggerating.His friends truly couldn't find him. In fact,no one in the

The high-temperature apocalypse hit. It was scorching hot everywhere. Everything felt like burning. Though I had acquired abilities to control water, I didn't use it to save others. Because in my past life, I was betrayed. I led a squad and made it to the establishment of a base. Before I could even

On my brother's wedding day, I posted a photo with him on Twitter. Amanda, my soon-to-be sister-in-law, mistook me for the other woman. She stormed into my house with her bridesmaids, shouting about teaching the mistress a lesson. "You shameless b**ch! Got the guts to seduce a taken man but not to a

On the day of their third full moon mating anniversary

I lay in the dark coffin,desperately clawing at the walls,the triumphant laughter of my the Harper family’s decade-long exploitation echoing in my ears. Mrs.Harper laughed,“Claire,you were such a blessing to our family.” Mr.Harper said,“Claire,don’t blame us.Blame your circumstances.” Jess

I'm almost broke. I glanced at the balance on my phone. Wow,it's only$4.44.It's like it's cursing me to die,isn't it? I silently call out in my heart,"Oh my God." At least it gave me some psychological comfort. A message about an order flashed on my phone. "You have received a n

In the 1980s,I worked as a millworker at a steel plant,raising my daughter alone. The deputy manager’s wife branded me a homewrecker,stormed into my home,assaulted me,and trashed my place—including a priceless Colonial-era heirloom vase. Afterward,she refused to apologize,mocking me at a facto

The second day of giving my brother the silent treatment, my face was smashed beyond recognition by a murderer and I was delivered to his operating room. He calmly cut open my body and transplanted my heart into his girlfriend, Anna Lee. After the surgery, he finally saw the distress messages I had