Home Again Book Novels & Stories

It was where I went when I said I was going back home. It was a three story mansion that sat on the edge of the water. While there was no sand, you could jump in the water from three sides of the house. I had Auri follow me in as I grabbed my suitcase from the trunk. She walked in after me and I flipped through the book Micah gave me. It was gross and disgusting but right now, it was the only thing she knew and listened to. “Explore and memorize, little bird.”

I have completed my third book and started typing another mystery book. But everything changed when we came back home. There was something different between us. Aspen has become more open with me. His smiles which were rare before has become so common. Aspen has finally started to cope up with the truth and has started planning on moving to Hometown, which is not easy for him as he has a large pile of work in New York. But he is trying his best. He always goes to the office after giving me breakfast in my room. He is taking care of me as if I'm a three-year-old child. But I don't complain as the smile which appears on his face when he does something for me is the best thing to look at.

]* Bedtime. Not Alex’s room. Not ‘through.’ Our room. Big bed. Knight bed. Day 1 bed. Twins. Middle. Already asleep. Sand in hair. _HOME_ washed off. Still there. Alex. End of bed. Book. _Not_ shark. _Not_ court. _Not_ 11 seconds. _The House That Was Just Home._ Susan wrote it. Last night. 4 AM. “Therapy,” she said. Illustrated it. Stick figures. Us. Bear. No bad men.

AUTHOR'S NOTE I would have put this author's note at the end of the Chapter but to avoid unnecessary corrections and critics, I decided to put it here. PLEASE NOTE the male protagonist begins to speak in this chapter and his pattern of speaking is... Unique. This is deliberate. The reason for this will be disclosed in the next chapters. UNCONSCIOUSLY PROTECTIVE The next day, first thing in the morning, Charlie runs to the living room to check if the panda bear is still here.

I sit up and take a deep breath. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to sleep so long, where are we?” I ask rubbing my eyes and stretching “We are in Mobile Alabama ” he says keeping his eyes on the road “It’s fine it was nice to just think to myself for a while. You were right Ro; it does suck not having anyone else but our family. I wish I could grow relationships with people and know they will be in my future, but that’s just not the life we were given, and I hate to say this, but we just have to deal with it.”

Even now, surrounded by walls that I've only been familiar with for a little more than a day, my preference has remained the same. I sighed, shutting the book I was reading close, momentarily choosing to ponder over what I'd read so far. Giovanni's Room, was the title, a novel that prided itself on gay awareness and the likes of such. Regardless of what Stephen had claimed, I couldn't find the book I was reading back at home here, so I still couldn't finish it. Perhaps I was the one that just didn't search enough. Home. Only the thought threatened to bring tears to my eyes as memories of my life before this filled my head.

I was about to read one, 'Home coming' by Yaa Gyasi. I was a bit depressed, because the year was gradually coming to an end. Christmas was fast approaching. And I dreaded it, as misfortunes happen to me few days to Christmas. I shuddered at the fear of what might happen this time around. Last year my wedding engagement was cancelled few days to Christmas. A year ago I lost my job few days to christmas, two years ago I almost got raped few days to christmas by a thug in the car park, thank God I was saved before he penetrated into me. I marked that day as a day I won't ever forget. Three years ago I was in a coma few days to christmas because my Fiance smashed a bottle of wine on my head. My

They slip from mine a second or two later before she selects her book and starts to read aloud. I'm interested in the book at first, before the situation in front of me begins to distract me from Amelia's words. We've been back together for a while now, and it's felt so good to have her back, but I don't know if it's ever felt this good. I did it, I got her back. I gave her the time that she needed and made myself a safe place for her to feel okay again, and she came back. She's home, and she's okay. Better than okay. She's travelling to a new continent for the first time, having a vacation for the first time in possibly a decade, letting someone else take care of her for a change, reading n

Edith added calmly, “With guidance.” Clara laughed softly. “It’s beautiful.” *** As her belongings were set down, Clara stood in the center of the bookstore, her gaze moving slowly across the room. Everything felt right. The city had been magical. Exciting. Unforgettable. But this— This was home. She turned to the group, her heart full. “Thank you,” she said. “For everything.” Lena waved it off. “We’re just glad you’re back.” Amara smiled. “It wasn’t the same without you.”

Back then, Ruby was always dreaming about the capital city of Norcrown. "Silas, if our company ever really makes it big, let's move our headquarters to Norcrown! But I've heard office space in the financial district costs a fortune… When the time comes, let's rent an entire floor and make it grand! How does that sound?" I was still lost in thought when the car stopped in front of an estate in the heart of the city. The moment I walked in, the smell of home-cooked food greeted me. My mom ran out of the kitchen, her eyes red, and she gave me a big hug. "Silas! You're finally home! Look how thin you've gotten! Just how much have you been through out there?!"