All The Good Things Novels & Stories

I said, very seriously, "No, Mommy. You're a good person. You always told me that doing good things is never wrong. You were just unlucky. You saved a really bad person." My mom finally laughed through her tears. The sadness in her eyes slowly faded away. She pulled out a black card and waved it in front of me with a playful wink. "This is my reward for completing the mission. From now on, you and I are going to live a very happy and wonderful life." She used the money to buy a small apartment. It wasn't big, but she kept it clean and warm. Later, she opened a little flower shop. Every day, she was surrounded by flowers. Her days were peaceful and content.

But because you have found the good thing and you know it for what it is and you have learned finally, at thirty-four, after all of it to let yourself have it. THE END

Good things must come to an end- but not so soon ! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Kendra wore a light blue dress, the sunlight dancing along the tips of her hair. We promised forever as the sun dipped behind the trees. But now, all those sweet moments had turned bitter. Time changed everything. What once felt sacred now felt like a cruel joke.

She brushed away my tears, relit the candles, and told me to make a wish. I closed my eyes and wished for everything my heart could hold. "I want to stay happy with Miley forever. I want us never to be apart. I want her to love only me. I want to be her sister forever..." I wished and wished. I didn't open my eyes until the candles had nearly burned themselves out. Then, finally, I blew them out.

Yet, I insisted on joining in, making myself a victim. There were more meaningful things in life. At the very least, I could just make money. No matter what, having money was good enough. Seeing how calm I was, Logan paused. He widened his eyes, confused. "What do you mean?" I did not explain and just smiled as I returned to my room. … The next day, I bought a train ticket to Texon that would depart two days later. Looking at the ticket in my hand, I felt an overwhelming sense of anticipation.

"𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘤. 𝘐𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭." "𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥. 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸?"

I might as well just give myself a death wish if I’d quit my job. The sun seemed to be shining so perfectly when I looked outside. There were many customers but we weren’t really packed which seemed nice since I get to read a few more pointers for a quiz in our majors. Thank God I haven’t failed any of our quizzes from the past few days, and my research has been doing great since I had enough resources. If this was destiny’s way of paying back for everything I had to go through, I won’t even complain anymore.

A small red orb holding down her tongue. What she doesn’t say. What I always think. Even if you do find a lot of good from something bad, nothing really makes it all the way okay. Scars, bruises, fears. They still happened. They’re still there. This is the truth nobody likes to look at, while they’re dewy-eyed talking about how grateful they are for some vicious event that damn-near destroyed them. Bad things turn the good life that follows into a consolation prize. I guess this is what I am to her. Her consolation prize.

Your belongings that remains with me will always be treated with care. The sun has gone down on this part of my life, but my life is not over. I want to live in a way that honors your memory. I know that someday, I would see you again. So for that reason, I will not say goodbye now, I will simply say goodnight. Goodnight, Love, Allie .