A homeless man bursts into a university classroom and shouts that he knows how to solve the impossible equation on the board, prompting laughter from everyone. But when he solves it and reveals that everyone in that classroom is going to die, no one could have imagined the shocking thing that would happen next. Alicia, one of the most respected professors in the computer engineering department, had just written the last number on the whiteboard. On the board was a dense, complex equation—the kind that seemed like an unsolvable enigma. It was common for her to challenge her students with…
Author: town gist
It turns out that the whir of the spinning rotors filled the open airfield, mixing with the midday wind like a distant thunderstorm. The yellow and black helicopter gleamed under the pale sun, parked neatly on the concrete near the private terminal of Havenwood Executive Strip. It was quiet—too quiet—except for the blades chopping steadily overhead. Marcus Thorne, a 42-year-old real estate tycoon and investor, adjusted his cuff links with practiced ease as he stepped toward the aircraft. His blue tailored suit hugged his shoulders like armor. This wasn’t just a business trip—it was an escape. For the past week,…
“Don’t get in the helicopter!” a little Black boy shouted to the millionaire. It turns out that the whir of the spinning rotors filled the open airfield, mixing with the midday wind like a distant thunderstorm. The yellow and black helicopter gleamed under the pale sun, parked neatly on the concrete near the private terminal of Havenwood Executive Strip. It was quiet—too quiet—except for the blades chopping steadily overhead. Marcus Thorne, a 42-year-old real estate tycoon and investor, adjusted his cuff links with practiced ease as he stepped toward the aircraft. His blue tailored suit hugged his shoulders like armor.…
Jallen sat silently on the leather chair, his little fingers trembling as he clutched the edge of the desk. Tears streamed down his cheeks, leaving glistening trails on his dark skin. He looked too small for the chair—too broken for his age. Victoria Langford, a 36-year-old self-made millionaire, leaned forward in disbelief. Her sapphire blue dress rippled as she knelt beside him, tissue in hand, her voice barely above a whisper. “What did you say, sweetheart?” The boy sniffled. His lip quivered. “He tried to hurt me,” he repeated, looking toward the frosted glass door, eyes wide with fear. Victoria…
The sun had barely risen when a dusty, barefoot boy ran down the dirt path clutching a crumpled photo in his tiny hands. His shirt, once navy blue, was now faded with grime, and his pants sagged under the weight of dust and desperation. His knees were scraped, his face streaked with tears, but his grip on the photograph never loosened. It was a picture of a boy, slightly older, smiling in a school uniform his brother. And he was gone. The boy had stopped the first officer he could find a tall white man in a dark blue uniform.…
The sun was sinking behind Detroit’s broken-down buildings, painting the sky a dull, rusty orange. Marcus sat on his front steps, a wrench in his hand, his work clothes still damp from the afternoon rain. At 23, he already felt twice as old. Life had chewed him up and spit him out. His mom died when he was a kid. His little sister got swallowed by foster care. His dad? Gone vanished into the streets like smoke. All Marcus had left was the grind: work, hunger, and the kind of tired that sleep couldn’t fix. He spent his days at…
Dr. Beatric had worked at the women’s prison for years and thought she’d seen it all until that afternoon. When she looked at the ultrasound monitor, her stomach dropped. Her patient, Lillian, was pregnant. And no one knew how. That alone would’ve been shocking. But Lillian wasn’t the first. She was the third inmate that week with the same impossible condition. Trying to keep her cool, Beatric called for the prison supervisor, Camille. The moment Camille saw the ultrasound, her face went pale. “This can’t be happening,” she muttered, eyes locked on the screen. “There are no men here. No…
The sun was blazing hot as President Ibrahim Traoré and his security team drove down a dusty road. They had been on the move since morning—going to events, meeting people, shaking hands, and giving speeches. Everyone was tired, but what Ibrahim felt most was hunger. He was starving. Sitting in the back seat of his black SUV, he said, “I need to eat. I can’t go on like this.” One of his guards, a tall man with sharp eyes, quickly responded, “Sir, there’s a fancy restaurant not far from here. Very clean and very secure.” Another guard added, “Yes, sir.…
It was a busy afternoon at the airport. People rushed around with luggage some laughing, some arguing, some tired from long journeys. Flight 227 to West Africa was ready to board. A few passengers waited in the first-class lounge, sipping drinks and scrolling on their phones. Among them sat a quiet man dressed in a plain black kaftan. His shoes were clean but not flashy. His bag was small, his face calm, unreadable. He said nothing. He watched everything. He held a first-class ticket. A few people looked at him once, then twice. A Black man alone in the first-class…
What if the school bully picked on the wrong girl? One with a connection so powerful, it could change everything. This inspirational story follows Maya Williams, a quiet new student who becomes the target of Bryce Carter, the most feared guy in school. He thinks she’s weak—an easy victim—but what he doesn’t know is that Maya has a secret. One that will turn the tables in the most unexpected way. Stay until the end, because what begins with a bully’s arrogance will end with his downfall. Maya Williams stepped off the bus, gripping the straps of her backpack as she…