The Boy on My Bed: A Story of Fame, Family, and Fate
Story: S A Spencer Author of Popular Fictions : The Pink Mutiny , The Black Waters , Dream In Shackles I never imagined that the most pivotal moment of my life would begin with a stranger sitting on my bed. It was a quiet weekday morning in Jordan Bay, a sleepy coastal town on Australia’s eastern edge. I had just returned from the supermarket, arms full of groceries, deliberately choosing a time when most locals would be at work. I wanted solitude. I wanted silence. I wanted to write. Instead, I unlocked the door to my rented studio apartment and found a teenage boy—no older than eighteen—perched calmly on my bed. I froze. He looked up, startled but not afraid. I, on the other hand, was gripped by panic. I dropped my grocery bags and bolted out the door, heart racing. Who was he? How did he get in? Was I in danger? I reached for my phone, ready to dial triple zero. But before I could press the call button, the boy stepped out and raised his hands in ap...