Motivating Short Stories

Ashley's parents immediately rushed to the hospital she was admitted to. She was lucky that there were no major injuries. However, a text from Amie surprised Ashley.  It said that Amie was so glad that Ashley got into an accident. She wished that Ashley would have died from the crash rather than surviving. The nasty text hurt Ashley so bad. She even showed it to her parents. However, after getting the discharge, Amie invited Ashley's parents over to her house to celebrate her parents' anniversary. However, she specially requested to avoid bringing Ashley as she hated her the most. Amie’s parents hated her behavior and wanted Ashley to be with them during the celebrations.  Ashley decided to confront Amie one day and asked her why she hated her so much now as they were very close friends once. What came out of Amie’s mouth shocked Ashley to the core. Amie told how she hated Ashley as she was smarter than her. Her parents were always supportive of her and she even opted for a...

Ashley was doing a part time job so that she could earn money to graduate from medical school. Her best friend, Amie, was enrolled in a prestigious university and it would take her almost 8 hours to reach their hometown. Ashley's parents and Amie’s parents were very good friends and thus were neighbors.  When they began their high school, Amie started making fun of Ashley and began comparing both of them. Amie believed that she was more pretty, rich and intelligent when compared to Ashley. Ashley knew that all of this was happening as she had a different peer group who claimed to be her friends. They were being a bad influence on her and aimed at breaking up the strong friendship both Amie and Ashley had.  Ashley was once driving down to her hometown to spend the Christmas vacations with her family whom she loved the most. Even though she had tiffs with Amie, Ashley had also planned to make amends with Amie as they became more mature. Ashley texted Amie many times but she neve...

  Life was going smoothly for all of them. Alvin had children as well as Abby. They used to make sure to meet up with their parents at their house to have some great family time every weekend so that the bond between every member remained strong.  Mr. George Finley handed over most of the responsibilities to Abby and was resting at home having a good time with his wife. They used to go frequently for many foreign trips and we're enjoying their retirement lives.  Alvin was a successful and most sought after doctor in his field. However, he had made it mandatory to keep a check of everyone's health quite frequently so that they could eliminate any health issue if detected early.  As health checks progressed, everyone were certified to be healthy other than Ms. Ruby. An abnormal growth was detected within her mouth. However, the biopsy results baffled the happy family. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer and there was nothing much that could be done as she was already...

The liver transplantation was carried out successfully. Ruby was recovering from the surgery but was desperate to drink and smoke. However, Alvin told her that the donor was Abby. This made Ruby's heart melt and she thanked her daughter and son for taking care of her even when she was rude to them.  Ruby promised to both of her children that she would enroll in a de-addiction center as soon as she gets discharged from the hospital. As promised, Ruby went into one of the best de-addiction centers in the city. In a span of 12 months, Ruby was given a clean bill and was sent home.  Even Though some of her old friends wanted her to host parties and have drinks and smoke with her, she rejected all their advances. She was glad to be with her children and their newly found families. Mr. George was so happy and pleased that his children could finally help in saving the lives of their mother and help her out from her addictions. Even Though she was battling her addictions, her temptati...

Alvin was working as a doctor in a reputed hospital for a few years while Abby continued working successfully for her father by handling few responsibilities. Mr. George, even though was relieved from certain responsibilities, was also busy managing his company.  However, one day, Ms. Ruby collapsed and fell while she was hosting a party at their house. The staff at home immediately seeked medical help and informed all of the family members. Alvin informed the staff at home to rush her into the hospital he was working at. After checking her vitals, Alvin suggested that it would be best to consider performing a whole body check to identify any underlying issues as Ms. Ruby was vomiting.  It was no shock to all to find out that Ms. Ruby had a horrible liver condition. Alvin said that she would require an immediate liver transplantation once her body becomes stable. Abby came forward and wanted Alvin to check if she was a suitable donor. Alvin was moved by her gesture. It was soo...

One day, Abby lost her cool and asked her father why he never did anything to help their mother get out of the addiction. Mr. George asked both his children to take a seat across from him to explain everything. He told about how he tried to stop the addiction multiple times and was finally warned by Ms. Ruby said that she would never stop the addiction and told that if he try anymore, that she would abandon both him and the children.  Abby and Alvin tried to speak to Ms. Ruby but were only met with a cold shoulder. She told them never to interfere in her personal matters.  Alvin went on to graduate in medicine and also specialized in general medicine.  Abby, who was just one year younger to Alvin, completed her business studies. She was selected from the campus to work in one of the best corporate offices in the city. However, the recruiters were not aware that her father was a business tycoon. She always wished to work hard and achieve success as a result of the hard wor...

Ms. Ruby Finley, the wife of a great business tycoon, loved to party and hangout with her gang of friends. For her, almost everyday was a party and amidst all of this, she rarely thought about her kids. Her favorite pastime was to smoke and drink. Abby and Alvin, her two children were taken care mostly by their father, Mr. George Finley.  Alvin, being the eldest among the siblings, always considered his duty to take care of his sister, Abby. Alvin wished to attend medical school and become a doctor while Abby was more interested in business. Mr. George thought that he could hand over most of his responsibilities phase by phase as Abby gained on experience.  None of them ever knew the schedule of Ms. Ruby as they saw her at home only during Sunday's, sipping on wine and smoking her favorite pack of cigarettes. Both Alvin and Abby hated these habits their mother had and thought that these habits are what spoiled their mother. Whenever they spoke of the behavior with Mr. George, ...

Mr. Goodman said that Jacob was injured and was taking rest in his house. Cassie agreed to visit him. She imagined that she would have to visit a filthy hut and see other filthy people.  However, what she saw shocked her to the core. She was taken to one of the grandest mansions in the city. She had seen the place in popular magazines. She asked Mr. Goodman whether he was mistaken. He nodded no and walked inside. As they entered the house, they met Jacob wearing a silk gown and resting on the couch.  Cassie was numb and had no emotions. She asked why he kept quiet when she and her friends mocked him. Jacob just smiled and said how he struggled and worked hard to reach the position he was now. He told that he still continued delivering products and he graduated in business studies by opting for correspondence course from a popular university while still continuing to work in the bakery.  Cassie had no other option but to walk out of the house quietly. Jacob and Mr. Goodman...

Amidst all of the rude comments he received, Jacob was least bothered and never had any attitude. They continued mocking and told how uneducated he might be that he didn't even understand that they were mocking him. He handed over the products to one of the servants, gave a genuine smile to him and casually walked away, ignoring the ladies, especially Cassie, who owned the house and was the most rude to him.  All of them were angry and glaring. They decided to teach him a lesson. Soon, they began following him in Cassie’s car. As he was parking his scooter, Cassie immediately crashed her car onto his scooter and drove away mercilessly. Jacob flew from the scooter and fell down on the road. He was profusely bleeding from his head. Cassie didn't even bother to check and sped away. However, all of her friends were shocked and told her how this would become a case and how the cops would detain all of them. Cassie gave it no heed.  Few good Samaritans rushed Jacob to the nearest ho...

Due to the effort and hard work put in by Jacob and Mr. Goodman, the demand increased and they were able to save up a lot of money. They purchased the nearby plot and expanded the bakery into a huge one.  Slowly, enquiry for opening franchises started flowing in and Jacob began handling all of it for Mr. Goodman sincerely. Even Though all of this  continued, Jacob never stopped the delivery business. Just like an ordinary delivery boy, he packed up the huge order they had received and began to drive down towards the address to deliver the products. He went to a huge mansion, parked his shabby scooter and walked into the house with all the products that were ordered. There was a group of well-dressed ladies who were sitting and chatting. When they saw the delivery guy, they decided to have some fun for themselves. One of the girls mocked Jacob by saying how he struggled to deliver all the orders in a harsh climate and how pity she feels for him in a mocking way. Soon, her disgu...

Jacob grew up in a torn down house with his parents. He lost his house and parents in a flash flood that jolted the entire nation. He was just 15 years old when such a shocking incident left him devastated.  He roamed around in the nearby town in search of a job, food and shelter. Mr. Goodman, a baker who owned a small bakery, used to donate leftover bread to the poor and hungry. However, This time he came across Jacob and curiously asked what such a young gentleman was doing on the streets.  Jacob broke down and told about how he lost his parents and home and how he wandered around in search of a job, food and shelter. Mr. Goodman felt pity for him and offered him a job in his bakery. He asked if Jacob was educated or not. He just replied that he was in high-school when the tragedy struck. Even Though they were poor, the community school offered meals and education for free which helped Jacob learn until high school.  As time passed, Jacob sincerely worked for Mr. Goodma...

Ann, with her newly expanded hypermarket, and Alvin with his work were more busy than ever. She slowly began to invite franchises so that interested entrepreneurs would take up the offer and open up the branch of hypermarket in their respective cities.  She was ready to fund the building, billing and measuring equipment, products and so on provided she got a pre-fixed commission. Rest of the cash could go to the entrepreneurs who put their effort into selling the products. Many entrepreneurs came forward showing interest and signed the contract.  Soon, various cities opened up the hypermarket which turned out to be very profitable. She was soon able to open up her first international branch of the hypermarket. This made her so happy that she continued working hard to achieve more success.  However, amidst all this, there was someone who was losing out on all the love and care; Amelia, their daughter. Life was busy for both of her parents. Amelia felt very sad when she use...

Ann dreamed big and always wished to settle down in a foreign country to work and earn well. However, her dreams just remained dreams even after her struggling a lot to fulfill them. She had to face various obstacles on the way.  She was not ready to give up on her dreams and decided to begin from her own country. She worked hard and opened a small scale hypermart from the inheritance she received. Her husband, Alvin, however, had a great job and earned well enough for everyone to survive comfortably.  As Alvin was busy, Ann single-handedly managed the hypermart by arranging the products, checking the stock, ordering for more products and so on. The aim she had was to sell fresh produce and hence had tie-ups with the local farmers who sold fresh produce.  In a span of a few months, she was able to expand her business and convert her small hypermart into a bigger one, thereby increasing the amount of products available. The local population was fond of this hypermarket due...

Things started going out of control when Sherry threatened to kill both Sharon and Ben. The news reached in the ears of her parents and they questioned her. She got even angrier and told that she would do whatever she liked and doesn't care if any other decision is made. Her parents were shocked and realized the mistake they made. They pampered her, didn't punish her when she made mistakes and let her live her life by spending all the money. They realized that she never bothered about hard work and didn't have any of the good qualities that people should possess.  Sharon and Ben escaped two murder attempts. They immediately requested for protection from the cops and told about the threats they had faced from Sherry. The cops cornered Sherry and arrested her even before she got a chance to take any form of action. Her parents canceled all her credit cards and access to money. They decided to sell everything Sherry owned and informed her that she was disowned from the family....

Rose is the color of red and symbolizes love, passion and desire. However, it also symbolizes danger and is the color of blood as well… In this era, it is tough to determine whom to trust and who not to… Own blood would harm, cheat and even kill to achieve materialistic benefits. In such a situation, how could one trust someone else other than blood relatives? Blood is thicker than water. When looking at it symbolically, is it really true in this era, in all cases? Well… it depends on the situations we are in… Sherry was the “pampered one” of her parents. She got whatever she had asked for, unlike her brother Sharon. Hence, her perception was to gain whatever she wished for, at least until she lost all interest in it. Sharon, the eldest, grew up knowing the hardships of life. Even Though their parents were rich, Sharon never got to experience what money and power could buy. Sharon's best bud, Ben, was also from a rich family. They were schoolmates and Ben, just like Sharon knew har...

Abby escaped from the trap, the worst situation in her life and began working. However, the man that married her found her out and forced her to return back to the house. It was Annie who called the police on the man and helped Abby file a restraining order against the man.  Abby was thankful and indebted to Annie. Abby apologized for the mistreatment she had previously done to her sister. Abby shared that she regretted wasting all her parents' money and in not saving up enough money so that she could escape from the worse situation she was in, unhurt.  Both Annie and Abby visited their parents to share the events that had happened recently in their lives. Their parents were shocked and happy for both their children as Abby managed to come out of the situation with the help of Annie.  Abby also began to save up money and stopped wasting time on being addicted to social media which did her more harm than good. Both sisters came up with a tradition to make sure that they vi...

Annie realized that she had married a man who already had a wife and kids. They used to order Annie around to do all the household work and take care of the kids. Within a week, Annie realized that life was turning out to be more miserable and she had no money with her.  She immediately called up her beloved sister, Abby and cried for help. Abby was shocked to know about the situation Annie was in, and promised to help her. Annie made a fool proof plan to save Abbie from the situation. The plan was for Abbie to pretend to go for shopping groceries one day and escape from the house. The previous day, all her bags were packed and handed over to the driver of the car. The driver, who was one of Annie's friends, dropped off the bags at her place.  As planned previously, Abby walked out of the house and quickly went to Annie's house. Annie helped Abby to find a decent job and an apartment. She taught Abby to be self-sufficient.  End of part 2

Abby was an avid reader. She preferred to read informative books rather than short stories, novels or any other type of literature. She loved to read science books, newspapers filled with current affairs and any other websites that provided any information she was not aware of.  Annie, her sister, preferred to use social media, click pictures and upload it rather than read books and “waste precious time where she could hang out with friends”.  Abby used to teach students at home, along with her other part time job and her university education. Annie prefered to spend all the money she got from her parents and used to ask for more. Abby saved up for her future while Annie never bothered about anything else.  Once Abby completed her University education, she applied for a job in one of the leading law firms and was selected. She moved to the city and left her parents' place while Annie barely cleared the university papers. She married a rich guy who felt attracted to her fo...

Dana decided to start living her new life by giving herself a new identity. Recently, she was in a car crash and was hospitalized. This incident helped her to remember who she was and most of the things related to the flight crash. Dana immediately decided to visit the family at their old house. That's when she saw Mia, Dean, her in-laws and her parents.  Everyone was so happy to see Dana after such a long time. Mia bonded with her mother soon and she was happy to have someone whom she could call as her mother.  They began going on family trips, spending a lot of time as a family and having barbeque weekends in their backyard. It was indeed a huge birthday surprise to Mia and she cherished each moment she spent with her family who stood together.

As invited, Kia’s friends from the University dropped in, wished her for her birthday, exchanged gifts and  spent time with her. After her friends left, it was time for her to celebrate the birthday with her family. All of them were sitting and chatting when the doorbell suddenly buzzed. Naturally, all of them thought that it might be the food delivery guy who might have visited them to drop off  the additional food they had ordered a few minutes back.  Mia went ahead and opened the door. She was shocked to see the person standing next to her. When Dean didn't hear anything, he walked over to see who the visitor was. The color from his face began draining out and he just uttered her name. Dana…Dana…  Hearing this, everyone rushed to see the person and were shocked to see Dana standing on the other side of the door. She gave a sad smile and asked how everyone was. She asked Mia whether she recognises her. Mia said that she had only seen her in the photos and asked how...

Kia was looking forward to celebrate her birthday with her dad and friends from the university. Her dad became a single parent when he found out that his wife, Dana, had died in a flight crash. As heartbreaking an event it was to Dean (Kia’s dad), he decided to care for Kia who was an infant back then.  Kia doesn't have much memory about her mother and know her only through her photo and grandparents. Kia considers herself lucky as she is happy to spend time with both her dad's as well as mom's parents. They shower her with love whenever they visit each other. Kia loves when they take the huge family trip during vacations where both her grandparents and dad shower her with love. Whenever Kia sees her peers speak about how their mom cooks great food for them, how they spend good time, she feels like she is missing out on many of the experiences.  However, this year, her birthday ended up to be something different which shocked everyone to the core.     ...