Novels by JUNIOR

Tessy’s POV“I am sorry.”The words just about left my lips, soft and fragile, like they didn’t deserve to exist in the same air as what I had just done.My eyes stayed on her. On Helena. She was laying flat on the floor now.For a second, my chest tightened in a way I didn’t expect. My fingers twitched at my side, like I should reach for her, shake her awake, undo everything before it truly began.But I didn’t. I couldn’t.A slow breath slipped past my lips as I crouched beside her, brushing a strand of hair away from her face. She looked peaceful. Too peaceful. Like she had simply drifted off after a long day, not… this.Guilt pressed heavier into my chest.“I didn’t want it to be like this,” I murmured, quieter now. “I didn’t want to hurt you.”And that was the truth. Helena's my best friend, I love her.If anything, that was the problem.My jaw tightened slightly as I slipped my arm under her shoulders, steadying her weight carefully. “But I have to do this,” I whispered.The wo

Helena’s POVI stared down at the already lit up screen in my hands, squinting down at the message on it.It was from no other person than Tessy.My brows pulled together slightly as I opened it, my vision still adjusting slightly from the lingering headache.“Helena, please I need your help. I’m at work. I’m overwhelmed right now, I don’t even know what to do. There’s too much and I can’t handle it alone. Please come.”I blinked, trying to understand clearly what I was reading.Work?My eyes flicked to the time again.On Saturday?A small frown settled on my face.“What is she doing at work today…” I murmured under my breath.For a second, I just stood there, staring at the message, my head still heavy with my thoughts dragging.Then something else settled in.A slight urgency.She needs my help anyway. Besides, what better thing do I have doing here?I let out a soft breath. “Okay… okay.”Then dropped the phone back on the table, already turning towards the hallway.“I’m coming,” I

Tessy’s POVHe didn’t turn immediately.But I saw it. That small shift.It started as almost nothing. Just the slightest pause in his step. His shoulders, which had been set rigidly as he walked away, lost a fraction of that tension. The torch in his hand dipped slightly with his grip loosening just enough to make it swing once at his side.He still didn’t look back. But he wasn’t moving anymore.That was enough.I didn’t speak again immediately. I let the silence stretch, settle, press into him.Let it do the work for me.His shoulders tensed again, I could see it even from behind, the muscle ticking faintly like he was trying to lock something back into place.“It’s not possible,” he muttered after a while.Low and more to himself than to me.I tilted my head slightly, watching him. “It is.”He let out a quiet breath, shaking his head once like he was physically trying to throw the thought off.“No,” he said, firmer now. “No, that doesn’t make sense.”His fingers curled tighter aro

Tessy’s POVThe torch's small sound hitting the floor drummed through the room and through my ears little death drum.Right through my chest, tightening the ends as Liam's eyes bore into mine.For a long second, neither of us moved. We stared directly at each other as the only thing I could hear was my own breathing.And even that began to play tricks on me, sounding more steady and controlled than I felt, like I hadn’t just dropped something that clearly meant more than I was letting on.His eyes stayed on me beyond the moment, even as he took a step forward, not making any move to pick the torch.It wasn't sharp this time, like her name had broken the little edge he was building.“Helena?” He repeated, slower now, like the name didn’t sit right in his mouth anymore.I held his gaze, even though something in it had shifted. His eyes seemed to dance around, not fully settling on any emotion at the moment.“You know her?” He asked again after a while, but I didn’t answer immediately st

Tessy’s POVThe door clicked softly behind me as I shut it, and didn’t look back from there.The morning air hit my face the second I stepped outside—cool, quiet, almost too still. For a moment, I just stood there, letting it settle against my skin, like it was trying to slow me down.But it didn’t. I pulled my jacket closer and started walking.The streets were barely awake. Just a few cars passing by, distant and not stopping for a second to look at me.Perfect.Somewhere down the road, a shop light flickered on. Everything felt normal.Too normal.Like nothing was waiting to break. But something had.My steps quickened as I rushed along.I kept my head down as I reached the stop, slipping into the small crowd already waiting. No one paid attention. No one looked twice.Good. I needed that.The bus came in a short while, the doors folding open like it was reluctant to take us anywhere.When it finally did, I climbed in without thinking, tapping my fare and moving straight to the ba

Tessy's POVNo.Yes.No.Yes.I have to, this has gone too far to stop.So we finished off the rest of our dinner in silence, Helena eating like nothing was wrong while I couldn't help but steal glances at her all through.But the thoughts didn't come back, not till we finished off and took plates to the kitchen together, not till we said our pleasantries and pated for bed.On bed alone, sleep refused to come. I lay there with my eyes closed for longer than I could count, my body still, but my mind refusing to rest. Every time I got close—every time I felt myself slipping into that quiet place—I saw her.Helena. The way she looked at me. The way she said good like it meant something deeper than the word itself.I turned on my side, pulling the blanket tighter around me.This was getting dangerous. Not because of her.But cause of me.Cause for a second—just a second—I almost let myself care.My chest tightened at the thought, and I forced my eyes open, staring into the darkness.No.