Chapter 1: Dragon unveiled The sharp sound of the alarm clock speared through Olivia's ears as she woke up. Her eyes were broad open but her body was still exhausted from the work that drained her through the week. "It is Friday finally, just one more day!” Olivia tried to encourage herself, in an attempt to put some life in her complaining calves and back.The morning sun rays slowly seeped through glass panes and the war...

Lisa tossed and turned one last time and then she gave up the idea of going back to sleep. She ran her fingers through her hair, thinking about whether to hit the shower or make some coffee first. She finally made a high bun and sat up on the bed to head to the kitchen, and that’s when she saw Bob sitting on the couch and staring with a piercing gaze set onto her face. She sauntered slowly to him, picked him up in her lap...

Carol checked her hairdo one last time before pushing the door open of the Italian restaurant. She said to herself, “Why I am so tensed?” After all, it was her reunion party with her childhood friends Nicole and Martha after more than ten years. A get together back with old pals is always fun, but there was something else playing on her mind which she could not fathom. She made her way through the narrow alley between the...

Like Ocean cuddling a sea, there was no "I" and "You", We were just "WE"... The fear of losing, the guilt of cheating, the charm of your warmth and the fear of your wrath.. I don't need forgiveness, I don't need mercy, I reaped what I sowed, for breaking your faith... I always had a choice, I always could hug and tell you the deepest secrets of my life, But a thousand lies caressed me like a gossamer, but the honest truth...