10 Unusual Stories That Will Keep You in Suspense Until the End

Sometimes something so incredible happens in real life that it’s hard to believe. For example, a person can disappear one minute and then reappear a year later. These and other interesting stories were shared by the heroes of our article.

• I was sitting on the toilet in a hotel room. I heard some rustling behind me, turned round and saw a hatch in the wall above the toilet. I opened it, but there was nothing there. Suddenly the wall behind the pipes disappeared, a bright light came on, and the face of a man from the neighbouring room appeared in front of me. That is, he has the same hatch in the toilet opposite mine, he also heard something and opened the hatch. We looked at each other silently for about 15 seconds, then nodded silently and closed the portal. © Evgeny2020 / Pikabu

• An old coworker of mine was at work, and someone called his house phone while he was away. His wife answered, and the voice on the other end said, “I don’t know how to tell you this, but your husband is cheating on you with me, we’re in a relationship.” And hangs up.
  He comes home and she starts talking about divorce. He sleeps in the garage for 2 months, then one day he’s away at work, and the phone rings at home.
  His wife picks up, the lady tells her, “I’m sorry about everything. I’ve broken it off with him, I had no idea you had young children. I feel disgusting. Please tell Steve not to contact me anymore.”
  His name is John. © PrestigiousWeakness2 / Reddit

• I found the perfect apartment. Cheap, quiet, near my work. Signed the lease, packed my boxes, told everyone I was finally moving out.
  The day before move-in, the landlord calls. Said they made a mistake, gave it to someone else. I was furious—embarrassed. Had to unpack everything.
  A week later, that apartment building caught fire. Total loss. Nobody died, but everything in there was gone. I kept staring at my boxes, still unpacked, still safe. Not getting what I wanted probably saved my life.

• My brother, whom we’ll call Steve, had a fiancée named Samantha, and they have a son together. One day, Samantha started locking her phone, coming home later, showing all the usual signs of a cheater.
  Then, one weekend, she said she was going to a work event about 250 miles away and would be staying in a motel there. Steve grew suspicious and decided to call the room late at night, around 1 am. A guy answered—it was our other brother. © Unknown author / Reddit

• On a walk, my boyfriend was walking behind me. I turned around a minute later, and he was gone. His cell phone was disconnected. We called relatives, searched the police, but to no avail. A year later, my parents told me he’d turned up! It turned out that he suddenly got fed up with everything and decided to change something in his life. Changed. © Podslushano / Ideer

• I worked late every night, skipped weekends, poured myself into that project. At the company meeting, they gave the “team hero” award to someone else. She smiled, said thanks, and mentioned my name once.
  Afterward, the CEO pulled me aside and said, “You need to let others shine too.” I smiled and nodded, went back to my desk, and deleted my resume draft. Then I opened a new doc and started again.
  Three months later, I got a job with better pay and respect. The moment I didn’t get credit turned out to be my last day settling.

• My coworker got the promotion I really wanted. Everyone said he deserved it, and yeah, I didn’t argue.
  Two weeks later, he quit out of nowhere. He left a sticky note on my monitor: “You should’ve gotten it. I’m fixing that.”
  Next morning, HR called—he recommended me for a new role at his new company. They’d already approved it. I didn’t get the promotion I wanted. I got a better one from the person who beat me.

• My introduction to my future wife was like a movie. We were both in a coffee shop, and as she was reaching for creamer, her sleeve caught my coffee and it spilled everywhere. Until that moment, we hadn’t even noticed each other. As soon as our eyes met, it was spark-storm-crazy! She bought me more coffee and we chatted for hours. And recently, we got married. © BionicGimpster / Reddit

• I had a call shortly after I got married. Someone called and left a sultry-voiced message on our machine calling me out by name and saying I should “call Jessica.” I got home from work and my very displeased wife was like, “Who is Jessica?” Meanwhile, I stand there being baffled, having no idea what is going on.
  We called back the number together, and it turned out to be a (very persistent) debt collector trying to collect on some unpaid cable bills for someone with my exact name, but from several states away. © Front_Living1223 / Reddit

• I could never figure out why my real dad hated my stepmom’s sister. Finally, my real mom told me that my stepmom’s sister dated and cheated on my dad. She introduced my stepmom to my dad as a consolation prize. And I must keep this all top secret from my stepmom. © youmeanthatwimpydeer / Reddit

And here are 13 more fascinating stories that are sure to capture your attention till the end.