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Liam Parker has always known one truth: love is a luxury he cannot afford. Marked by a condition that promises violence and an ending he won’t survive, Liam lives by rules that keep people safe—especially himself. He fights. He disappears. He never stays long enough to want more. Maya never meant to need saving. Trapped in a house that stopped being safe long ago, she learns early that silence is survival and hope is dangerous. Loving anyone feels impossible when fear already owns every breath. When fate places her next door to a man who refuses to care—and a monster who refuses to be gentle—their lives collide in ways neither of them planned. Liam knows loving her would destroy them both. Maya knows walking away might cost her everything. Some hearts aren’t broken. They’re denied. And some men aren’t heartless. They’re simply unlovable.
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THE BOY NEXT DOOR 12. Don’t Be Afraid
They reached Maya’s house and paused outside her gate. Liam turned to face her. “So remember what i told you. Whatever happens, don’t be afraid. He or anyone else gets the better of you only when you are afraid. So don’t be.”She wasn’t sure how to muster the courage he was talking about. Perhaps, that was the secret of his stoic demeanour? She also wondered if he applied the same to his life, thinking how his father always got the ‘better of him’.Maya rang the door bell and Liam stood closely behind. On the second ring, the door was answered by Manoj. The concern on this face was very far from genuine. “There you are! Where have you been? Your mother was worried sick! I looked for you everywhere, you know? Can’t you at least keep us informed if you have any plans of your own?”Liam’s eyes shifted from Manoj to Maya, catching a subtle cringe in her hand.Liam intervened. “Actually Mr. Suri, it was me. I needed some help on our project and Maya was kind enough to stay back and help m
Last Updated : 2024-02-12THE BOY NEXT DOOR 11. Confiding in Liam
Liam's flushed face radiated heat from his training session, his head still pulsing with the rush of blood. Typically, he would have dismissed the curiosity to check on people crying for whatever reason, knowing he couldn't solve everyone's problems. Yet, this time, the voice struck a chord, familiar and unsettling. With a painful grunt, he rose to his feet and staggered toward the sound's origin, moving like a rusted machine in need of oil.He followed the voice to a clearing where Maya sat, huddled on a park bench. He stood nearby, hidden in the shadows of the trees, pondering what could have led her to this state.His initial impulse was to approach and ask, "Are you okay?" Yet, he knew the question was futile; it was evident she was far from okay. He speculated whether her distress was linked to her father, but he couldn't broach the subject with her.Maya sensed a presence looming nearby, as if she were being watched from the shadows. Startled, she opened her eyes and peered into
Last Updated : 2024-02-08THE BOY NEXT DOOR Chapter 10: What Silence Costs
Maya walked briskly down the college hallway, her footsteps echoing sharply against the tiled floor. It was still early in the first half, and she slowed near the admin office, scanning the notice board for updates she might have missed.A yellow sheet titled ATTENTION stood out immediately.She leaned closer—And that’s when she noticed Liam.He stood inside the admin office, shoulders squared, hands shoved into his pockets, facing the administrator. His posture was rigid, his expression unreadable.“You haven’t cleared your last semester’s fees,” the administrator said sharply. “This was supposed to be settled weeks ago.”“I will pay,” Liam replied. His voice was calm, but something tight coiled beneath it. “I just need more time.”“That’s what you said last time.”“I know.”The silence that followed was heavy.Finally, the administrator sighed. “Until the dues are cleared, you’re barred from attending classes. No access to facilities. No exceptions.”Liam gave a brief nod. No argume
Last Updated : 2024-02-04THE BOY NEXT DOOR Chapter 9: Behind Closer Doors
Maya stood at the stove, stirring the dal slowly, methodically, as though the rhythm alone could keep her thoughts from drifting too far. The kitchen was warm, heavy with the scent of cumin and ghee, the familiar sounds of home wrapping around her like a habit she could never quite break.In the next room, her mother lay in bed.Always there. Always watching the ceiling. Always listening.Maya inhaled—and froze.Another scent slipped into the air, foreign and achingly familiar all at once. Not the dal. Not the spices she had grown used to.Chinese food.Her hand stilled. Her chest tightened.For a moment, the years peeled away cruelly. She was ten again, sitting between her parents at their favourite restaurant, slurping sweet corn chicken soup while her father laughed at something silly she had said. Chicken fried rice shared from the same plate. Gobi Manchurian eaten straight from the box on the drive home.Sanjay Sharma.Her real father.The man who had loved them gently, completely
Last Updated : 2023-10-17THE BOY NEXT DOOR 5. Shifting Perspectives
Liam gazed at the curtains fluttering at Maya’s window; his thoughts consumed by what he had just witnessed. To him, she was just another neighbor, someone who happened to live in the house next door. He never really paid much attention to her before. But now, after seeing what her father had done
THE BOY NEXT DOOR Chapter 4: What She Never Talks About
Maya felt lighter the moment she stepped onto the college campus.Here, the air felt different. Safer. As if the weight she carried at home couldn’t follow her past the iron gates and glass buildings. For a few precious hours every day, she got to pretend her life was normal.“Maya! Over here!”Abby
THE BOY NEXT DOOR 3. The Morning After
Maya Suri stirred in her sleep as sunlight streamed in through an open window and fell upon her face. She lay on the cold, hardwood floor, just beneath the window from where she had watched Liam last night. The harsh light was disturbing. It finally got her to open her eyes and cast her weary gaze a
THE BOY NEXT DOOR 2. The New Neighbor
A new family had moved into Rosewood Hills this morning, causing some curiosity among the neighbors. A big truck loaded with cheap plastic furniture was parked outside an old double-story house, signaling the arrival of the newcomers. As they peered through their windows, some of the neighbors bounc
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