I Left My Family Novels & Stories

“Why are you staying with him then?” “Liam lost every one, I am his family, I lost my only family too and I am not about to let go of someone I have known for so long, if you know him long enough like I did, you will realize how much of a good person he is and like hell I will-let his kids grow up without their uncle Caleb, you remember the teaching, we need to be close to our family, that’s the only way to get better.” I left him, when things got bad, when I felt selfish enough to start my life somewhere else, I left him and I came to the city, I never once looked back, I was that selfish.

The moment he saw me, his eyes welled with tears. Years ago, when Garner Group expanded overseas, I had insisted on staying behind to marry Jeff. I had defied my father and even cut ties with him. It had been six years since I last saw my family. "Dad…" I choked back tears and threw myself into his arms. "I'm sorry, I was stupid. I left the family for Jeff, that jerk." He hugged me tightly. There was no anger at my past stubbornness. He simply said, "You're home now, and that's what matters."

After clearing out the eight suitcases, I had the company's legal team draw up a statement to sever ties with my family. I then booked a cabin on a luxury cruise and set off on my journey around the world. … Mom called me just as I was boarding the cruise. "Didn't you book a full-course seafood dinner, Heidi? Why can't they find any reservation information on the island?" I replied, "Oh, I forgot to tell you I canceled the dinner." Mom immediately erupted in anger. "Why did you cancel it? What are we going to eat then?" I looked at the seagulls soaring freely by the sea and casually replied, "That's not my problem."

We played a game of 'Guess the Person' during my son's birthday party, and when my seven-year-old son, Micah Grant, picked a card, he said, "This person is very old, ugly, and has a bad temper." My husband, Emery Grant, gave this some thought and added, "This person is also possessive, and it's suffocating to be with this person." My mother-in-law nodded. "This person is unpresentable and always ruins the mood." I kept trying to guess who it could be. "Is it a villain from a television show? Or an annoying relative from someone's family?" Micah burst out laughing and shouted the answer, "Mom is so stupid! We were describing you!" Everyone laughed, and I was the first person eliminated f

"Xavier, we're family. Jessica loves her brother so much. And she's carrying a child right now. Stop making her upset." My voice turned cold. "Who exactly is 'we'? I haven't had a family since my father died." Family doesn't hurt you over and over again. Jessica and the others left unwillingly. But I knew they wouldn't give up. Around that time, my company announced they were looking for people to work out of state. I didn't hesitate. I signed up. Maybe leaving for good was the only way to finally get some peace. Three days later, I got on a plane headed across the country. As soon as I landed, I changed my phone number. Eleanor and the others would never reach me again.

He stayed quiet almost the whole drive. Near the state line, he turned and asked, "We're not going back, are we?" I took his hand. "No," I said. "Never again." Not long after that, I boarded the plane with my son and left New York behind.

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Before the reality hits that I just walked away from the first real family I've ever had. And I have no idea if I'll ever get them back. Or if I even should.

Not to my uncle. Not to my family. Not to anyone. Even if I have to tear apart the very family I come from to protect the ones I have found.

She hissed. “Aren’t you supposed to be handling your business emergency?” I snapped back. “I should, and it’ll be easier to do that if you tell me what I need to hear. Come on! Out with it.” She replied, her patience wearing thin. I leaned into my seat. “Well, I just said no to my father and walked away from my family.” My voice cracked at the reminder that those people were supposed to be my family. “No to what?” I told her everything.