The power of stories by Diana Citalán

The weirdest time I fell in love

dianacitalanbarrios — 2026-04-25 20:35:31 UTC

At first, one cold night, around 11 p.m., I got on the last train even though I almost missed it. I was sitting alone while the lights were turning on and off, and the city outside looked empty and unreal. Then, at the next stop, he got on, and I felt like I already knew him, even if it was impossible. While the train was moving through dark tunnels, we started talking, and he was telling me details about my life that no stranger could know. After that, the train suddenly stopped between stations, and everything went silent, but somehow, I wasn’t afraid. Instead, while we were looking at each other in that strange moment, I felt calm and certain. When the train finally moved again and reached the next station, he smiled, said goodbye, and disappeared into the crowd. In that exact moment, I knew, I was falling in love, even if nothing about that night made sense.

Ghostly Encounter 😨

2026-04-25 21:22:18 UTC

When I was a child, I was looking out of my bedroom window one night when I suddenly saw a little girl. She was staring directly at me from the other side of the glass.

Many years later, I was chatting to an elderly lady who had lived in the neighbourhood for a long time. While we were talking, she told me a chilling story. She said that my house stood empty for years before my family moved in. The reason was tragic: a little girl died in the cistern a long time ago.

The day I lost my phone

2026-04-25 21:24:23 UTC

One day, I went to Six Flags with my friend. We didn’t wait in lines because we were very excited.

We got on a roller coaster called Medusa. Before the ride, I put my phone in my back pocket. I didn’t know it had 360° turns.

After the ride, I looked for my phone, but it was gone. Then I knew it fell on the roller coaster. I felt very sad.

I asked for help, but they said they couldn’t find it. When I got home, my parents were angry with me, but later they bought me a new phone.

MARIA.VISIT TO THE MUSEUM

mfespinoza33 — 2026-04-25 21:27:19 UTC

One day I went out with my family to the new airport museum, and it was a sunny day.

We had just arrived when a Marina truck hit my car, I couldn't do anything. Just five minuts many soulders arrived at the scene.

I thought I was in problems but they apologized and offered us food while we waited for their nsurences to arrive.

Finally the captain they gave us a private tour and took us home.

The Visitor

2026-04-25 21:27:46 UTC

It was 4:00 a.m., and I was working on my homework. Everyone was sleeping, and the house was very quiet, while I was writing, I suddenly heard a noise in the kitchen. I didn’t know what it was, but I felt scared.I walked slowly and opened the door, there was a strange figure someone was eating at the table and was looking at me, but I couldn’t see its face it looked like a ghost.I wanted to run, but I couldn’t move

~~^{_{By: Brayan}}~~

Machaca Adventure

2026-04-25 21:27:52 UTC

I went to machaca festival in 2021 in Monterrey, I kept at the festival end until I can listened my favorite singer around 2am. When festival ends, I was looking a uber to arrive to my hotel but I hadn't good luck. I was thinking to walk to my hotel but it was 1 hour walking, I finally decided to get a taxi near at festival entrance, I asked him around the price and he told me $200 pesos and I said ok, at middle of way he closed the car's locks and he tell me that the price was changed and now it was 1800pesos, then I was afraid for my life and I decided pay him, actually I harte him, but I'm save.

Beautiful sunset

2026-04-25 21:28:55 UTC

My friend and I were climbing a hill yesterday, when suddenly we saw a beautiful sunset. The weather was warm and the sky was clear. We were talking and enjoying the view.

Suddenly, we heard voices while we were sitting on the hill, and we got scared, because we were very lonely and we thought it would be dangerous, so we were already leaving.

After a while, the sky was changing colour and everything looked amazing. We forgot our fear and stayed there watching the sunset.

In the end we realised that those voices we heard were sheep

We almost drowned 🌊

2026-04-25 21:29:39 UTC

Alex Hernández

This story happened eight years ago, in Cancún. Me and two friends were celebreting that we finished the school, so when we arraived to the hotel, we ran and junmped to the sea. Unfortunately, we didn’t saw that it was red flag 🚩, until our feet didnt touch the buttom. We swam whit all our forces, and finally we got out of the sea. For the rest or that trip, we only swam in the pool.

Deivid

2026-04-25 21:29:41 UTC

Two weekends ago, I was going for my English class in my car and halfway there it broke down!

I had to push it and wait, I had to go back to take it to the mechanic.

My car broke down two more times, I would stop, waiting and then move forward again.

Naucalpan flooding

2026-04-25 21:30:10 UTC

Alex M 🦇

It was a cloudy day at CCH Naucalpan and my first class ended in 20 minutes, all normally, when my class ends my friends and i were to move to another building and in that moment it was starting to rain and we started to run to the other building but when we run we realize that’s water is falling down the stairs and ramps like a waterfall covering your foot and all our clothes ended very wet and all the flooded hallways.

In October 2018, at 9 pm, I had to go and visit my friend because it was his birthday. He lived in Satélite and I lived in Toluca. That night I was driving along the motorway, but I’d forgotten my money, so I had to turn around and take the toll-free exit. On that stretch of road, I found myself in a lonely, dark village. I decided to go home to get some money and thought it best to take the motorway.

2026-04-25 21:30:37 UTC

Did he betray me or not?

2026-04-25 21:31:03 UTC

I was in a relationship with a handsome guy, he had a beautiful way to make me laugh, I fell in love so easily. We stayed together around two years but like all good things, it had to end. I wasn't sure about breaking up, the only reason was I felt bored in the past three dates, but I think I needed to do it.

I broke up and he cried so much. One day, I was seeing stories on Insta and a friend of mine posted a story of a party, and there was my ex-boyfriend with another girl. I sent a message to that friend and she told me they were together, but it had only been five days, is that not an infidelity?

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