Novel & Cerita It's Okay To Start Over

“I need you to know… I have done everything I can to make sure Mary won’t… interfere anymore.” I leaned against the counter, shoulders relaxing as I let the weight of that sink in. “I can see it. I feel it,” I said. “And honestly… that alone makes a difference. Knowing we are safe. Knowing we can actually start over.” He reached out, brushing a hand along mine, and I felt that same warmth from yesterday. “We will start over. Together. No shortcuts. No pretense. Just us, building something real.” I smiled, letting the corners of my eyes crinkle. “I think I have missed… this. Just quiet. Just… trust. And not worrying about who is watching, and who is judging.”

Jake backed off but did not quit. He loitered outside the school daily, begging for forgiveness every time he saw me. "I'm sorry. I was wrong. Please, give me another chance," he repented. I ignored him, sick of his face and words. Unable to move me, he went online and started a livestream.

Maybe. Just maybe... Starting over here wouldn't be impossible after all.

It took Daisy ten years to transform from a humble street vendor into a star investor in the corporate world. I stood by her side for every single one of those ten years. During our darkest year, I threw away every last drop of my self-respect and begged my estranged mother just for twenty dollars to buy us a decent meal. Looking back into Daisy’s heartbroken, tear-filled eyes, I gave her a soft smile and asked just one thing: "On the day the company finally goes public on Nasdaq, will you bring me with you?" She held me close and promised she would. Years later, when her company’s empire was soaring at its absolute peak, I gently brought up my old request once more. She didn't even bot

Maybe it wasn't a new start. But it was a start.

She lays at my side, keeping good distance between us, thank fully. "Starting over." I say, facing her. "Why?" She asks, hands on her stomach. "I messed up the last time, I really fucked up, and paid the price with every agonising second I spent apart from you. I don't want to ruin this, I am willing to pick up the pieces, and mend us, because we can be great, wonderful, hence the need to start over." I say. She looks at me and says "We messed up, not just you. This starting over, what does it entail."

“It’s something that’s true.” I sighed. “Great. Now both of you are saying the same thing.” “Maybe that means you should listen.” I shot him a look. “You’re enjoying this.” “A little.” I rolled my eyes. “This is ridiculous.” “No,” he said. “This is necessary.” “Alright,” I said. “So what does that look like?” Kaiden stepped back slightly, gesturing toward the open field. “It looks like starting over.” I blinked. “Starting over?”

A companion I hadn't asked for. "What do I do?" I asked. The question was barely a whisper. Festus was quiet for a long moment. Then I heard him move, felt his hand on my shoulder, warm and solid. "You start over," he said. "One day at a time. You eat something. You take a shower. You go back to work. You stop waiting for him to come back and you start living for yourself." "I don't know how to do that." "Then you learn."

Wouldn't it be better to start the relationship again? "I don't understand you." "Have you heard of this movie 'Begin Again'?" "Yes." "Then you would know what to do now. Do what is important to you in your life. Don't go with the flow expecting that it'll turn out good at the end. Forget about the contract and forget about the things you regret. Just forget about all those things and start over with your love story." "Start over?" He patted me on the shoulder and said, "I hope you find your way back to your love, Lucy." And walked out of my room after saying, "Good luck."

“If we can’t live in peace anymore, then we shouldn’t even bother anymore.” After the words left my lips, I suddenly noticed that all of the feelings I had held for Arthur had gently dissolved.