Happy Places Novels & Stories

My father, Hector, and Benjamin had shared the transaction slips of the money they'd transferred to Jennifer's account. I curled my lip mockingly while looking at the birds that flew past my window. It turned out everyone remembered Jennifer's birthday despite forgetting mine. My father, Frank Monroe, shared his transaction slip. He also wrote, "Happy birthday to my darling Jennifer!" Hector wrote, "I hope you'll always be happy, Jennifer!" Benjamin wrote, "No matter what happens in the future, Jennifer Robinson is the only woman I'll ever love."

For the first time that night, he took off his earbud, smiling as he ruffled my hair. "Aleah, thanks for being so understanding. Things are different now. A marriage certificate doesn't mean much. We should stand our ground, not give in just because your grandpa wants us to get married. Besides, aren't we happy like this?" Layne's voice was gentle, but it cut through me like a blade. Two years ago, Ruby's parents were abducted and killed after saving the Harper family. Since then, she'd developed severe separation anxiety. That was when she quietly started becoming a constant presence in our lives.

For a long time neither of them spoke. They didn't need to. The answer was sitting right in front of them. A year earlier they had been fighting for survival. Now they were planning vacations. Attending school events. Hosting family dinners. Arguing about movie choices. Living. Really living. As the night grew darker, Sophia found herself smiling. Not because everything was perfect. Because she finally understood something. Happiness wasn't the absence of problems. It was the presence of peace despite them. And peace had finally found its way home.

Deep down, I felt bad for him. I walked over to the bed and stared at the package he had gotten for me. When I opened it, I found a short green dress and a pair of heels. The sight of them overwhelmed me. I sank onto the edge of the bed, tears slipping down my cheeks as I pulled the dress over my face. And then it hit me—Daniel had never bought me anything like this. Not once. He had never surprised me with a beautiful dress or made me feel like I was worth the effort, or loved by him.

Or probably those kids might be the children of any of these vendors. “Princess!” Jayden called the moment she slipped from his grasp. Clara took it upon herself to play with the young ones until their mothers were ready to return them home. Happiness—the kind she had never felt before—bloomed in emotional warmth as flowers opened in spring. She was always told when she was a kid that happiness was in everything. She just had to invite it in. It was in the cool rain and deep sunshine, or even when chopping a home-grown vegetable. The point was even in the simplest thing, people could find happiness. Before, Clara didn’t know what true happiness was. This newfound feeling that touched her hea

I would have hugged you so tight so that we would become one. After all these years, finally, she knows …… happiness erupted inside my soul and overflowed. “I have to leave now Mia, but when he wakes up, make sure to call me and I need to talk to you both. It is very important.” granny said. “Okay granny let me walk you out” Mia replied and I heard both their footsteps fade away. I was immersed in my thoughts about the most amazing thing I just heard. Happiness and joy consumed me. Then the door opened again and someone came in. it was not Mia’s footsteps. Someone else was here with me.

He wanted to shoot the person that caused her such misery. THE following day, the two woke up early and went to their destination for the morning time—the Mount Kalugong Eco-Park. Rudy drove them going there. It didn’t take long since it was just a few kilometers from their transient house. Einille gasped when she reached the highest elevation of the park. Thick fog covered the city, she waited a little more for a clearing. “This place is indeed stress-free.” Vale said, looking at a tree where a wood card was attached to it, with a print, ‘this is a stress-free place.’

Whoever did this really went out of their way to make me comfortable. “Well, hello! How are you feeling?” I jumped and turned around to the voice. It was so quiet before, and I was enjoying this silent, comfy dream. This voice jerked me into reality, which now I’m realize I am not dreaming. This comfy house was real. He was smiling at me carrying a tray with food placed on it. His eyes were a bright hazel and his features seemed childish, but handsome. His hair was dirty blonde and nicely cut. He was tall and pale-skinned with a nice muscle build. I was absolutely stunned. All I could do was smile back at him. He gave off this vibe of comfort and safeness and I suddenly felt not all the way

Nice to know someone in my family had a happy ending. ***

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