Then came the cough. Then the weight loss. Doctors could not provide any answers. Luka had just taken his vows as a Brother to serve in the Catholic Church. His parents and village had hope in him. But this strange illness threatened all those dreams. Soon Luka was back home, bedridden, and in no time he was reduced to mere bones. Before long, other sons and daughters from the village started to return too, from the city—dreams dashed, suffering the same symptoms as Luka. What was happening? Had their village been bewitched? No one knew what it was. No one knew how to stop it. This is the story of Luka, the village that broke with him, and the diagnosis that came too late and without medicine.

When the pressures of life become too heavy, when thoughts become walls and whispers turn into storms, where do you run? Levy finds himself in a room without doors, surrounded by voices that promise peace but whisper despair. He cannot see the walls, but he feels them closing in. He cannot touch his fears, but they press against his skin. In the face of unseen battles, Levy confronts the crushing weight of depression, the haunting lure of escape, and the silent war within his mind. But is the way out truly an escape, or is it another trap?

A silent war unfolds in a home. A father, staring at the reflection of his daughter in the rearview mirror, sees a stranger. A mother, effortlessly brushing off his concerns, refuses to engage. Words are barely spoken, yet everything is said in the way glances linger and hands tighten on the wheel. At what point does it blow up, at what point do you lose your family—when they stop listening, or when you stop fighting?

Find out how one night fractures the fragile threads holding them together…

How much of our past do we unknowingly pass on to those we love? Ruth’s plea for her mother’s blessing to marry the man she loves meets a wall of resistance. What Ruth doesn’t know is that her mother’s unwavering distrust of men hides a devastating betrayal—one that forever changed her view of love and left scars no one else can see. Can a mother’s pain protect, or does it only repeat itself in new forms?

'Shattered,' from EzroniX Short Stories, is a gripping exploration of love, betrayal and the unspoken shadows that shape our lives. Discover the story that will leave you questioning what lies beneath the surface of every "NO."

Tinka and Kajoina were as different as night and day—physically. For eight years, they defied societal expectations, crafting a love story that seemed unshakable. But on the night of their eighth anniversary, a simple promise unraveled into a storm of tension and confrontation. How far can love stretch when tested by carelessness, expectations and the weight of two hearts colliding? Can they find their way back to each other, or will this be the moment they fall apart?

Trapped in the relentless rhythm of urban chaos, Mr. Kara faces a day that spirals from mundane to catastrophic. Amidst snarling traffic and hospital ward crises, a public confrontation pushes him to the brink. Can he navigate the storm of life's pressures and find redemption or is his world destined to fracture? Dive into a gripping tale of resilience, where the struggle for forgiveness and the human spirit's endurance are profoundly tested.

In the misty embrace of a chilly evening, the aftermath of university graduation casts a long shadow over one young woman's heart. Amidst the haunting scent of cold coffee, she grapples with the shattering betrayal of a first love that promised forever but ended abruptly at the dawn of real life. As she battles her despair in a quiet café, an intriguing stranger named Clarke offers a comforting presence, weaving his way into her bruised world with gestures of empathy and whispers of a future healed. But as enchanting nights blend into unsettling revelations, can she discern the fine line between protection and possession? Will Clarke’s tender care prove to be the sanctuary she seeks, or a cage crafted from sweet words? What happens when the dream of a new love becomes a waking nightmare?

In a quiet bar, amidst the faint clinks of glasses and the soulful strains of jazz, a young boy confronts his father, a man diminished not just by whiskey but by unrequited love. “Why do you let her do this to you?” he asks, piercing the veil of silent suffering that has cloaked his father since the day he was cast aside. As whiskey trembles in the glass, so too does the resolve in a man who once seemed unbreakable. In his father's tear-filled eyes, he sees the remnants of a battle waged not against the world but against the agony of a heart that refuses to relinquish love. Fifteen years later, the roles reverse, and the questions of love's enigmatic pain echo in his own life, leaving him to ponder if the solace of whiskey is enough to still the heartache passed down through generations.

In the dim light of dawn at a desolate men’s shelter, Yona wrestles with the echoes of a life unraveled. Once a family man with dreams anchored in love and stability, he now faces his daughter Amy’s fifth birthday with nothing but a heart burdened by absence and failure. As the weight of an unyielding past bears down on him, Yona’s journey through the city’s underbelly is a desperate quest for redemption amidst the ruins of a marriage broken by economic strife and mental anguish. Caught in the stigma of his criminal record and battling societal neglect, every step towards a simple birthday gift for Amy is a step against the tide of a society that has failed him. Can a father’s love transcend the harsh realities of stigma and despair?

"Finally, she agreed to visit him—a moment he had longed for since they first met at a cousin's wedding. In the small confines of his university hostel room, with time slipping away and words failing him, his heart burned with desire and desperation. But as the evening unfolded, unspoken emotions spiraled into an act that neither would ever forget. The Visit is a gripping story of tension, regret, and the irrevocable moments that shape us."