Blissful Ignorance Novels & Stories

“It will pass soon, and then you’ll understand. You’ll be stronger, faster, and more powerful than you could have ever imagined. And you’ll be connected to me, forever.” With one final, searing pain, it was over. I gasped for breath, my body trembling with the aftereffects of the transformation. But the pain had vanished, replaced by a newfound sense of strength and clarity. As I turned to gaze out the window, I saw the world with sharper eyes, the colours brighter and more vibrant than ever before. “Happy birthday, Bella,” Elsie’s voice echoed softly in my mind. “You did it. You found your powers.” I smiled, finally feeling a sense of understanding, of connection with the world and myself.

"I need to get so drunk that I forget who I am, or what happened the past few months. I need to, just for a little while, go back to blissful ignorance. Can we do that?" I looked at Scott, and to his credit, he did not look like he was judging me at all. We both knew that it was at best a temporary solution, and in actuality, just me hiding from my problems. But he just slapped his hands on his knees and nodded. "We gotta open this other bottle, then," he said. He opened it, and refilled both my glass and his. He raised his glass and gave a toast. "To blissful ignorance." I clinked my glass against his enthusiastically, and then

Awkwardly silent at first but in the end I settled into the silence, basking in the peacefulness of his arms IGNAZIO’S POV. Ending the movie wasn't something I should have done, but I couldn't help it. Every single thing happening in the movie was an illustration of what I was going through. Yes I had met this little human in the restroom and we had indulged in a sinful affair as unknown strangers, things led sideways and we couldn't get ourselves off the sinful affairs, but now I could guarantee myself that it was just the sex. There was something about this young lady that brought me peace. Not only could I not stand seeing her with another, but her presence brought me peace, and the thoug

I would fail, I would fail because I couldn't even conquer happiness. Feeling Tamisra let go of her hold on me, I get up and walk out of the room. I just wanted to snuggle up to my cat, sleep, and pretend this wasn't happening. Yes, let me fall into blissful unawareness. Sweet darkness. I ignore everyone who asks me where I'm going, it doesn't matter anyway. My mate, the only person left who matters, knows exactly where I'm going. He stays silent, I know that much. I could pick his voice out of all those that were now drowning me.

That I would come to the kitchen doorway and stand there again, uncertain how far in I was allowed to step. And that I would step in anyway. I reached over and turned off the lamp. The room went dark except for the soft blue light coming through the window, the reflected glow of all that white outside. I closed my eyes and let the sound of the storm carry me, gradually and then completely, somewhere past the reach of all my careful plans.

They do say ignorance is bliss. "signora," called it. "She has never allowed herself to break in front of other people. Not just other people, but strangers and possibly her next victims. But today..." his voice trailed on a last sentence, his tone darkening around the edges. "I guess she saw the girl and instantly thought of Gia." I drawled grimacing as the whiskey settled in a pool of cava in my stomach and intensified the heat... The sight had been utterly galling. I don't remember being that revolted and shrouded by millions of emotions as I was today. And I seriously wondered if some people looked in the mirror and loved what glared back at them. Or maybe they are already dead on the in

Little did I imagine that one day, our lives would become intertwined, filled with complexity and twists. In the summer of 2008, there was an unparalleled sense of excitement and bustle. During that time, people were living in comfort and contentment, blissfully unaware of the looming financial crisis. They also had no inkling that, a year later, the global financial crisis would sweep through, indiscriminately affecting every resident in the global village.

And my forgiving marvelous had loved her even deeper, I felt it, more reason to why I loved her even more. I'd revved up my engine, moved past my parking lot and now on the road when my phone speakers blared with loud music. I usually use a vibrator mode, what the! It was that cunning Chloe. I took time to listen to 'pillow talk' by Zain and the sexual innuendo in that ringtone had taken my mind farther away and that's how I even forgot to take the call that happened to be from Martha.

I felt as if I melted into his arms. "Alright. Enough of this soppy stuff. We cannot cry over the past. This is your future now. We are going to be happy. Always." Tyler said as he stared into my watery eyes. He gently placed the blindfold over my eyes," time for the second surprise." The ride seamed rather long and I don't know when I had fallen asleep. I woke up when Tyler removed the blindfold and the white light shone in my face . I blinked a few times until my eyes adjusted. I was in a room on a recliner chair. I was surprised that I slept through the drive and Tyler carrying me. The fragrance of lavender scented the air. I took in a deep nostril full of it, feeling relaxed and calm. I

Blinded, tired, and wedged under something heavy Zira wiggled to the edge of the bed and sifted through the pile of clothes on the floor until she found the source of the noise. “Oh shit.” When she finally managed to silence the alarm she realized why it was going off. It was already 8:30 am. She had class! Zira turned to figure out what was on top of her and froze. It wasn’t a what. It was a who. She narrowed her eyes at the very attractive and very blurry face resting on her bare chest. It looked like she had a good time last night.