Every Word You Never Said Novels & Stories

“You said you liked this back then. I kept forgetting to buy it for you. It was my fault. “I’ve bought it now. Do you still like it?”

"Never fucking again." He would never touch me again. I would never let him close enough to do this to me again. I was done. I was so fucking done that the word *done* didn't even begin to cover what I was feeling because there wasn't a word in any language for this specific kind of finished.

I let my mind wander for a while longer before, "I know you said I should leave. I just... I wanted to apologize to you first. For everything that I've put you through. Alex, you're amazing! And I wish I could've seen that sooner." Cody has never been much of a talker. He doesn't at all express himself and that's how I know he means what he's saying. But, "Cody I ..."

‎ ‎And this time— ‎ ‎I wasn't ready. ‎

Guess that wasn't happening now. Madelyn flipped through the reports, her face shifting from shock to anguish. Clutching them like they were fragile, she crumpled to the floor, crying so hard it shook her whole body. "Sienna, I'm so sorry. I didn't know you went through this. "I hate myself. If I hadn't left you alone that day, none of this would've happened." I tried to shake off the ache in my chest, swiping at my nose like it'd stop me from tearing up. I didn't want her to see this—not now. She'd already lost so much.

I can make them go broke, or maybe they'll have an 'accident'—like a car crash or a nasty fall. I had no choice but to say I was sorry, and everyone there called me names. "Sophia has no shame, doing anything to marry rich." "Poor Julia and Charles. They love each other but can't be together." "Money-chaser!" Charles and Julia finally cracked smiles of satisfaction. Charles leaned in close and hissed, "Words aren't enough. Bow and say you're sorry. Show you mean it." "What?" I was dazed for a second, hardly believing what I was hearing.

Then he said it. "You looked beautiful on my birthday night." Her heart slammed against her ribs hard. She blinked, stunned for a second, before quickly regaining her composure. "Don’t you-." Revansh tilted his head. "Don’t what?" "Don’t say things like that." "Why not?" His voice was lower now, almost as if he was testing her. "Does it bother you?" Yes. It did bother her. Because when Revansh Malhotra said things like that, he never meant them. It was always a game, always a move in whatever twisted plan he was playing.

I pick it up, and there's the letter 'A' written in bold on the back. I sigh as I tear it open. I pull out the card and read the words on it. (I'm coming back to return to place, what should have been.) “You are not giving up yet, are you?“

He wasn't the type to bring things up, and neither are you. Alice stared right at me. "The sentence in his letter—'I never said a kind word to you in my entire life'—it works the same way in reverse. You never said a single kind word to him in your entire life, either. "The two of you kept the most important words bottled up inside, until one ended up in the grave and the other in a living nightmare." My phone buzzed. I glanced at it. It was Mason. After a couple of seconds of hesitation, I answered.

Anna assured her. “Never say never.”