Author: William

Last year I took a DNA test. Then I tricked my parents into doing this test too. My dad’s results showed that he is not my biological father. Oh my god, I must have been switched at the hospital. But I look like my dad! Turned out that the truth was far stranger and a…

I went on a date with a guy. He ordered the fanciest things on the menu. I thought, “This one is a catch,” but then he asked to split the bill. I didn’t show how bothered I was. Minutes after we parted ways, he called and said, “Hey! I just noticed that you still owe…

In my 20s, I once wore a new dress to work. As I nipped out of the office to get my lunch from the nearby shop, I noticed people were looking at me. It felt so great… until a stranger tapped me on the shoulder, and quietly informed me that the tag from the store…

I lost my gold earrings. Two days later, I met my neighbor in the elevator, and she was wearing them. She said, “My boyfriend gifted me those earrings.” I told her they were vintage and had belonged to my husband’s grandma. She was quiet. When I told my husband, he suddenly became pale. Turned out…

I recall having my first baby, and laying in the hospital with her crib next to me. A nurse came and suggested taking her to the nursery for a few hours so I could sleep. I said no. The next night I was very tired and I asked a nurse to take her there. She…

An elderly lady phoned 911, saying she saw a shadowy figure lurking in her backyard. When the policemen arrived, the door was unlocked. They walked in and found her silent, seated facing the window. There were no signs of anyone attempting to break and enter. They did, however, find a half-empty teacup trembling in her…

I was alone in a taxi at 3 a.m. The driver kept silently making eye contact. When I arrived, I rushed out and into my building, climbing to my 8th-floor flat. Then, I heard footsteps behind me—it was the driver. Panicked, I started sprinting up the stairs, but he got closer. I turn, and to…

We decided to send our son to a private school. They did a series of admission tests and the final test was an interview with the principal. She asked him a few pretty basic questions, one of which was to spell his name. He looked at her puzzled and got up to leave. Then he…

“I had an interview for a sales manager position. They asked me to sell them a pen. It was the third time I was asked to do this on that day, so I just looked at the expensive marker in my hands and said, ‘You know what? This pen is worthless—until you have a reason…

I was home with my newborn when the doorbell rang, right in the middle of pumping. I never answer it, so I just kept going. Five minutes later, I heard a stranger talking to my husband downstairs. Then he stormed up the stairs, grabbed the baby, and said, “Sorry, I didn’t…” He didn’t finish the…

Dad died unexpectedly when I was young. I never saw Mom shed a tear. After the funeral, I recall her carrying on with her day as though nothing had happened. Recently, Mom also died. Sorting through her things, I found my dad’s box of meds hidden in her closet. Inside were bottles with his name…