The Story Vault

Discover original short stories that surprise, provoke, and strike straight to the heart.
Each tale offers a twist or moment that stays with you long after the last word.

Gun

The Kill

“I don’t like it”, Jack said, “Is there nothing else that could be done?” “You know it’s time, Jack”, but Robin didn’t look very pleased with the decision either. Jack turned to Barry with pleading eyes. Barry refused to meet his eye. They all knew but were just trying to push the inevitable as long […]

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Owls

Ben just moved. New school, weird vibes, and owls everywhere. Not normal owls—judgy ones. Something strange is definitely watching him.

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The fall

The leaves have started to fall. It’s so beautiful outside. Very soon, the world will turn white again with snow covered lands. That’s yet another beautiful season. Winters has always been my favorite season. Snow covers everything alive or dead, preserving them for the spring. It feels like the reset season, the world getting ready

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Nyctophobic

She never really liked turning the switch off. It was always associated with darkness to her. Even as a child, going to sleep with lights on were always easier for her than with the lights off. But Mom never allowed that. “How would you grow out of your fear of darkness if you continue to

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Sounds

“I am gonna catch you,” hisses dad while running after the giggling toddler. It was so much fun playing hide and seek with dad while growing up. But now the same hiss freaks me out when I hear it in my empty apartment.

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Trusting eyes

She looked deep into his eyes. Those eyes that had promised her the world. She would always tell him, “It is your eyes I fell in love with. They can’t lie to me.” But they had lied to her. Everytime he strayed, those eyes comforted her with an illusion of love and security. It were

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