A Fresh Start Novels & Stories

My jaw drops at his comment, and he shrugs, fading away. "Wait, nothing was resolved!" I cry out. "The wolf one is waking you up." he replies, giving me a little wave.

He glanced at his wife and calmly said, “I know you love him, but I think it would be better for us to start our life together immediately.” She turned back to look at her husband and said, “I know you love her, but I feel that it is time for us to start our new life and forget everything.” They both finally said the things which they wanted to say for a long time, but the only difference is they didn’t say to the people they thought they would during that “long” time. They actually uttered those words to the people who became their New Beginning…

Perhaps it's safe to say, we're gradually on to a fresh start and it's seemingly good. Might be too soon to decide, We'll never know but, We'll see.

he explained, peeling an apple for me. “Don’t worry. Now that I’ve taken over the Dale family, I can protect you. I won’t let that scumbag hurt you again.” I took a small bite, the crisp sweetness spreading through me. I looked up at him and asked, “Do you believe me?” He seemed stunned for a moment, then quickly understood what I meant. He smiled and gently patted my head. “I believe you.” ...... The day I was discharged, I saw Carter again. His hair was disheveled, and his face was covered in stubble.

Once she brought back the supplies, it was time for all business and forget about everything else from earlier. “Alright guys, let’s get started. Just open up you presentation deck to the first slide. Project Second Chance is ready to start.”

And? "And… " I let the silence drag just long enough to raise her expectations. "I realized I made a mistake. A big one.” She laughed again and leaned forward. "Well, you're not wrong there. But it's all right. I'm willing to give you another chance. We can put everything behind us and start fresh." Start fresh? The audacity of her words sent my skin crawling. But I didn't flinch. I leaned forward too-in a mirror to her. "That's what I want," I said, low, intimate. "A fresh start.”

He won't refuse. [After all, in his eyes, Marjorie is the only one who matters.] After sending the message, she set her phone down and calmly went to wash up. As she brushed her teeth, she realized something: She didn't feel sad anymore. She could say it so calmly now—that Marjorie was the most important person to him. Just as she had decided when she left, she was done with the past. It was time to start a new life. Margaret had opened a Maravian restaurant in Endrophia.

Instead, he pushed off the door and walked to the windows, his hands sliding into the pockets of his tailored pants. He stared out at the city for a long moment before finally speaking. “A fresh start,” he echoed, his tone contemplative. “And how exactly do you propose we do that?” “We leave everything behind,” I said, stepping closer. “The awkwardness, the misunderstandings, the assumptions. We start over, as… I don’t know, coworkers? Friends?” “Friends,” he repeated, turning to face me. There was a faint smirk on his lips, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “You think we can be friends, Riley?”

He pushed them apart roughly and ran past me as he scooted off. I watched him run off in embarrassment silently and smiled. We were just getting started, Zach Livingston.

Halfway through the meeting, Enrico announced something that pulled me briefly out of my own head. “We’re opening a new branch. Denver.” He clicked to the next slide. “Anyone interested in relocating, the opportunity is there. New team, fresh start, relocation package included.” Fresh start. The words settled somewhere quiet in my chest. A new city. A new beginning. Somewhere Matt’s name wasn’t woven into every corner of my life. Somewhere Sheila’s face wasn’t a possibility waiting around every turn. Somewhere I could exist without the weight of everything that had happened these past few months.