Falling Novels & Stories

Not just for a night. I lift her up, take two steps forward, then feel like the biggest idiot in the world when I stumble forward, tripping over my own feet in my haste to get her to my bedroom. My body gets ahead of my feet and we crash into my end table next to the couch, the legs squawking loudly against the wood floor as it skids a few inches and slams against the couch from the force of our bodies colliding with it. Chloe's back jams into the corner of the table while I fall face first into her chest. Not exactly the way I'd hoped to experience feeling her breasts against my face for the first time. She groans in pain but thankfully laughs at the same time.

the nurse offered. Esme's legs gave away this time. She collapsed on the floor as tears started streaming down her cheeks in silent sobs. Her life shattered completely when she was struggling to piece together the broken parts. The loss of her father, whom she always loved and respecte,d is a huge blow to her.

But he wouldn’t listen. I was right behind him as it happened — he reached the stairwell, lost control, and tumbled down. “Nick! No!” I ran down after him. He lay crumpled at the bottom, blood pooling around him. I dropped to my knees, lifting his limp body into my arms. “Help!” I yelled, my voice breaking. “Someone, please help!” Tears blurred my eyes as I held him, shaking.

They didn’t say anything. They didn’t need to. They had fallen. They had broken. They had rebuilt. And now—they were still falling.

The people in it were clearly Josh and Whitney. Whitney wiped her tears, confidence returning to her face. "Josh, if you take one more step, I'll send this to Yvette. Tell me, after she finds out about your little stand-in game, do you think she'll still stay with you?" Josh staggered back, disbelief written all over his face, veins standing out along his neck. He lunged for her phone, but stumbled and fell hard onto the sand. The others, sensing things were going wrong, rushed to persuade him.

Her body tilted forward as her hand missed the railing completely. Everything happened too fast. She fell. Pain shot through her body the moment she hit the second step. Sharp. Blinding. Her breath was knocked out of her chest instantly. “No…” Her fingers clawed at the air, trying to find something—anything—to hold onto. But there was nothing. Her body continued to fall. Each impact sent another wave of pain through her, stronger than the last. Her shoulder slammed against the edge of a step. Her back hit hard. Her vision spun uncontrollably.

Afraid someone might see me. ‎ ‎I raised my hand and tried to flag down a taxi. ‎ ‎None stopped. ‎ ‎I opened my phone and ordered an Uber. ‎ ‎Request declined. ‎ ‎I tried again. ‎ ‎Declined. ‎ ‎Again. ‎ ‎Declined. ‎ ‎The rain grew heavier. ‎ ‎Water splashed against the pavement and drifted beneath the shade, dampening my clothes little by little. ‎ ‎Still, I didn't move. ‎ ‎I just stood there.

My body dropped instantly, just like a kite that had lost its string. The wind screamed in my ears as I fell. Faintly, I could still hear the manic laughter coming from the twelfth floor. The overwhelming weightlessness wiped out every thought in my mind. Then, my body crashed into the ground with a violent impact. It felt like every bone in me shattered at once. Pain shot through me like sharp knives, spreading from my right leg throughout my entire body. I could feel the bone in my right leg break. The agony was so intense that I couldn’t stop myself from groaning. Sweat and tears poured out uncontrollably, soaking my clothes in seconds.

Melody declared. "No, we will charge them head-on and well bring about a world of pain that they or anyone else will ever forget. We have to kill the chicken to warn the eggs," Megan refuted. "So, you wish to use DelaVega City as an example?" Ryan asked. "Exactly, people need to know that there are consequences to messing with the Falling Stardust. And that consequence is death." The void coach was no longer peacefully riding along the main road but cutting through the air at thousands of feet above the ground and traveling at thousands of miles per hour.

Dust puffed into the air. I fell.