Have Been There Before Novels & Stories

she answered “Now, let’s go.” She pulled my hand, and we hurriedly walked behind my father and the people with whom he was sitting. I kept trying to pull her back to keep distance between my father and us lest she dared to open her mouth and spit out something. “How do you know?” I asked in a low voice as I pulled her arm enough to make her stop “Because I have been there before,” she answered. What did she mean by she had been there before?

The forgotten presence inside Emma stirred. THE RESTRAINTS ARE PRE-ORIGINAL. Emma frowned. “What does that mean?” The being finally spoke. Its voice low. Uneasy. “It means they were not created after him.” Silence. Emma turned slowly toward it. “…Before him?” The being nodded once. “Yes.” The Custodian immediately reacted. “Unauthorized historical framing.” The being ignored it. “They existed before his identity stabilized.” Emma felt a chill crawl through her spine. “Then who made them?” No answer.

"Tell me about before." Lilith looked at her with those ink-dark eyes and something moved through her expression, not reluctance exactly, more like the particular quality of attention someone gives a thing they have not spoken about in a long time and are not certain they can still translate into words. "Before you, you mean," she said. Her smile had a winter edge to it, sharp and clear and carrying the memory of cold things. "Yes. There was a before. There is always a before. They simply prefer you not think about it."

That reminds me of the person who was here before she showed up. "There was someone here before you. They said they were going to be back to kill me and kept calling me a flea." We walk toward the pack house, and I grab the bag I dropped at the forest's edge. Zeida stops walking and looks toward the forest. Her eyes seem to glaze over slightly, and then she chuckles lightly.

It's as if my Ate Clara and I are finally experiencing having a mother and father. ~~~~~ I DECIDED to wander around the marketplace and taste some of the food being sold there. Yesterday, when we passed by, I saw some unique dishes that piqued my curiosity about their taste. I brought along some small pieces of gold coins as they serve as currency in this place.

The decorations were done the food was delivered in time and all the guests started arriving and I eventually forgot what had happen in the morning. *********** Well well well ....not the past he is the present & never know even the future and forever as well.. Let's just keep that decision on Anna *********** __________♡♡__________

Then: "Before they arrive." The forest shook again. This time much closer. Whatever was coming— was almost here. To Be Continued...

“I didn’t expect to see you.” I smiled back. “You invited me.” A pause. A recalibration. “Well,” she said lightly, “I’m glad you came.” We stood side by side for a moment, the space between us measured and intentional. “You know,” she said, lowering her voice, “this place brings back memories.” “I imagine many places do,” I replied. Her smile tightened. “He and I used to attend events like this together. Before everything became… complicated.” “And before you left,” I said gently.

or had spoken to them. Whatever happens, we'll be ready for it. This is not the first time that were having such things. So that was fine.

Before the marriage. Before Nadia had even been born.