Falling Again But Not Into Your Arms Novels & Stories

I lost my balance and now I was careening to the right, trying to find my footing. NO! I couldn’t fall! Falling at this speed would injure me and then what? Then everyone would think I was weak! I struggled to keep my balance, but my feet failed clumsily under me. I felt my body falling uncontrollably to the ground. But just before I hit the dirt, I felt strong arms catching me. Adrian. “Be careful,” he said. “You’re pushing yourself too hard.” I think he said something else… …but his voice faded away as I fainted in his arms.

The amount mixed wasn't enough to affect much but with a first timer or somebody who has zero tolerance can get affected. Roy cursed under his breath and raised his head to look around―in hopes of catching his friends or Sasha but unfortunately he saw nobody nearby. The music was loud and Roy didn't waste time uselessly shouting. Finally deciding to do things that will help, Roy strayed away from the dancing couples and took Jeremy out of the gym―in the campus pathway to get some fresh air. Jeremy shook his head a few more times and tried to grasp the situation and surroundings but nothing helped. His senses were way too dulled to comprehend anything.

I watch it happen — watch him hold himself back from something neither of us has said out loud yet, watch the effort of it cost him more than the gunshot wound did. "I'm done." My voice comes out rougher than I mean it to. I stand too fast. My foot catches the wet tile at the exact wrong angle, and the floor tilts out from under me before I can stop it. I brace for the fall the way I've braced for every fall in my life — alone, on instinct, expecting nothing to catch me. His arm catches me instead.

How can one person know all the right words? Vanessa sighed. What was she doing? "I really just got out of a relationship. I really shouldn't be doing this. I should be—” "Heartbroken?" His voice came out a little forced. Like he spat it with disgust, and in that moment, it was as though a different person had spoken. But then he cleared his throat and said, "When I met you, you didn't seem heartbroken. You seemed free."

Each replay stirred within me deeper emotions, a clear sign that I was falling harder for her. I switched off my phone, the screen's glow fading into the darkness of the room. As I closed my eyes, a silent wish echoed within me. I wished that when the fall ended, she would be there to catch me. I wished that if she decided to walk away, she wouldn't leave me to crash. Instead, she would gently let me down, just as she had unknowingly lifted me up.

When I get closer to the middle, my good luck runs out. I step onto a weakened ledge area and fall, my upper body slamming hard onto the solid ground and my arms just barely scrambling to find purchase as my legs swing helplessly below me.

Air between us feels thick, though he acts like nothing's there at all. Fingers press against the balcony's stone rail, chilled by morning air. Below, earth tilts distant - too far to touch. A soft touch rides the space below my neck. It settles there without weight. Falling is what happens. No shout escapes. Resistance never shows up. A sudden gust lifts my dress, tangles strands of hair across my face. Above me, clouds blur into blue while the railing shrinks below. There goes Noah - walking away without a word. I fall.

Even my voice is betraying the fact that I'm not okay, it sounds low and inaudible, with certain high notes where it was not supposed to be but I didn't care. A part of me was telling me to hold on, that calvary was on it's way. But another part of me knew that even calvary would not move that man at my door. "I do. I am giving you the benefit of the doubt. Trust builds relationships, you know. Come on, open it" I use the last bit of my energy to mutter the word "Fuck you" Before I feel my knees give way. I am falling, slowly, steadily, my head is heavy and I can barely keep up with the rate at which my body is giving way but before I can reach the floor, I feel arms hold me and wrap them ar

"No!" I fell backward into the clouds. Only this time, I didn't stop. I fell straight through them and hurtled towards the earth.

I try to straighten myself. My arms feel heavy. My fingers tremble. Something is wrong. Very wrong. I reach toward the bed. My knees buckle. I catch myself against the mattress. My breathing becomes uneven. 'What's happening to me?' My voice sounds weak. I try to move toward the door. One step. Then another. My legs suddenly give way. I fall to the floor. Pain shoots through my knees, but I barely notice it. Panic begins to rise inside me. I try to push myself up.