Everything's Fine Novels & Stories

"Luke, why don't you have a good talk with your fiancee? After all, you're quite capable at work. It's a waste to lose your job like this." I smiled and shook my head before looking out the window. "No need. The world's so big. I want to see it." Mr. Babel's eyes were filled with more confusion as if he could not understand. "The workshops outside are nice, but ours isn't bad either. Things will get better." My smile widened.

“Such a good girl. You did great. It's alright now. Everything is alright” I grip the shirt he still wears and bury my face into it, closing my eyes tightly, unable to control my emotions either. It was alright. He was here, with me. Everything was indeed alright.

my mom advice That was the last thing that my mom said, she bid goodbye for me so I can rest already. I grabbed my phone to call Harlow; I just want to know if she is okay. “hello?” I was satisfied when I heard her voice, but she sounded like she is having a hard time to breathe “hey, this is Penny. just wanna tell you to go home early, tell West to drive you home” I said “ah thank you for the concern” “you’re welcome” I said

She wasn't ready to say the word yet but she hoped Ryan would understand. "Good Night," she whispered and hung up. Chimamanda walked into her office smiling sweetly and humming to a song. "Good morning Ma" Nnenna greeted. "Good morning love" Chimamanda replied sweetly. Chimamanda was so happy this morning, today was surely a good day for her, people at the company noticed her mood and had a fair share of the goodness. "You seem to be overly excited today Miss Odenigbo" Nnenna commented. "Your coffee ma" she added.

This ordinary, unremarkable, entirely sufficient Sunday morning. This is the other side of everything. And it is more than enough. It is everything.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Stay sane and keep healthy 🌍 See you 👋 LOVE ALL❤️

And here, in this office, on this Wednesday, in this life that had been assembled piece by piece from the most difficult available materials into the most beautiful available result, everything was simply, quietly, completely fine. Better than fine. Everything was exactly what it was supposed to be. And that, after all of it, was everything.

Sleep well, okay? I smile as I read the message then reply quickly: I’m okay. Love you too. Thanks for being there tonight. Night. Then Damien. His message is short and simple. Are you safe? Call if you need anything. Anytime. I mean it. My thumb hovers over the screen. I type, delete, and type again. Safe. Thank you. For everything tonight. I hit send before I can overthink it. The three little dots appear almost immediately. Then:

"Everything's gonna be fine." I didn't know if it was the right thing to do but I had no idea what else to do so I hugged his body close to mine. His head immediately fell to my shoulders and he wrapped his arms around me. My heart hammered against my chest as I rubbed his back in a soothing manner, continuously whispering the words; "You'll be okay." ________

Antonio asks. I sigh, exiting Killian's message as I drop my phone on the table, with the screen faced down. " I'm good." " You don't look good." Antonio says, wiping his kid's mouth off sauce stain. " I'm fine. Maybe I'm a little anxious." I say. It's not the truth but half the truth.