Life writes the best scripts, and sometimes, the most unexpected ones. In this collection, you’ll find real moments where everyday situations suddenly took a sharp turn. These short stories aren’t about ghosts or magic, they’re about ordinary people caught in surprising and sometimes even shocking situations that feel straight out of a movie.
Story 1:
My childhood friend was 5 months pregnant when her boyfriend kicked her out. She came back to our hometown, where we grew up together. She had nowhere to go, so I took her in.
Three months later, I ran into her ex. I asked, “How could you abandon your unborn baby?” He said, “What baby?!” That night, suspicious and unsettled, I decided to spy on my friend as she went to her room.
I froze when I caught her removing a fake belly while changing her clothes. Shocked, I didn’t confront her right away. Later, I went into her room and checked her drawer. To my horror, I found a set of fake baby bumps in various stages of pregnancy.
It turned out my friend was a pathological liar. When she came back to town, she needed a free place to stay. She figured that pretending to be pregnant would make me feel sorry for her, and she was right.
Needless to say, I kicked her out. It was a hard lesson, but it taught me never to be that naive again.
Story 2:
I got a hospital bill in the mail for a surgery I never had. It had my full name, birthdate, and address — but I’d never been to that clinic. I called, and they said I’d checked in with ID and insurance two weeks ago.
After weeks of digging, we found it was someone with the exact same name and birthdate. She had accidentally given my address from a form she’d filled out years ago.
I contacted her — she was shocked. She’d been using an old ID with my address still on file.
We sorted it out with the hospital, but it spooked me. We now joke about being almost-twins who wreck each other’s credit.
Story 3:
A friend of mine started seeing this guy we met on a night out. They were really into each other and were going out for a couple of months when she randomly saw him in the street talking to her ex. Not just any ex, the first guy who broke her heart.
She runs up to them confused, asking how they know each other. They’re BROTHERS. © Dionne94 / Reddit
Story 4:
I had a friend in college whose girlfriend got pregnant. He went all in. They didn’t get married, but he was super supportive.
He was genuinely excited to be a dad at 19. He was supportive and was making preparations to provide financially for their new family. When the baby was born, he was Black (both the mom and my friend are white). © HomesickAlien1138 / Reddit
Story 5:
A customer ordered one of our daily specials and didn’t like it. Instead of complaining to me about the food and letting me offer something else, she complained to my manager about me. This was in May.
In August, I was shocked to find out that this woman was my college professor for the semester, teaching a management course. She recognized me the first day, but I played it off like I didn’t know her. © ArcanumFish / Reddit
Story 6:
A few years ago, a friend of mine was dating someone online and had never met him in real life. It turns out that her roommate was actually the boyfriend.
When she found out, it wasn’t pretty at all; she was super mad. The roommate was actually a girl faking a man’s voice and everything. © smallmight2018 / Reddit
Story 7:
A girl went to my college freshman year and hung out in my dorm hall a lot. Fun-loving, always happy, constantly hyper, and smart. My roommate was crushing hard on her. She disappears from campus after that summer and doesn’t respond much to texts and whatnot.
Three years later, suddenly her social media has life again… as Miss Pennsylvania. © stouf761 / Reddit
Story 8:
I walked into a new job on my first day and introduced myself to the manager. He said, “No time to waste” and assigned me a few weird tasks, so I started on them. I had been working for an hour when my phone rang—it was from the job I had just started.
I answered, and the person on the phone said, “You are aware today is your first day?”
I said, “Yes! I’m actually here. David gave me some stuff to do.”
He said, “Who’s David?”
Apparently, a complete stranger had started telling me what to do, and I didn’t think twice about it. We had a pretty good laugh about it. © Unknown author / Reddit
Story 9:
My sister’s boyfriend decided that he wanted to do more with his architecture skills, so he gave his two weeks’ notice and moved to Haiti to help rebuild after the earthquake. They stayed together. He had bad phone service, so they mostly kept in touch through emails. This went on for a couple of months.
One off-handed tip from a co-worker and a week of investigation later, and it turns out he never went to Haiti. He moved to Seattle to be with his fiancée and partner of 9 years. © HouP*** / Reddit
Story 10:
I once went on a date with a girl. She was nice, but not really my type, so I did not call her after the first date. One month later, I got a new job.
On the first day, I show up at my office, and my boss introduces me to the person who will be training me. Lo and behold, it was this girl. We became friends later, so it wasn’t too bad. © i_rae_shun / Reddit
Source: Brightside.me