Mistaken Novels & Stories

I reread the same paragraph three times and still couldn’t process it. I made my first mistake before ten. I didn’t realize it until Grace slammed the printed page onto my desk. “What is this?” she snapped. I blinked up at her, disoriented. “I—what?” “This,” she repeated sharply, tapping the page. “These figures are wrong. Completely wrong.” I leaned forward, squinting at the numbers. My stomach dropped. “I’m sorry,” I said quickly. “I must’ve—” “Must’ve what?” Grace cut in. “You must’ve stopped paying attention?”

Fuck, fuck, fuck. Did it look like a typo? Like I’d started to say 'I miss you' and lost my nerve? Or did it look like something else? 'I mistake'? 'I misremembered?'

"Not really, I am not. I am only saying that you are going to get what you deserve for acting this way." "No matter what happens, she is still your mom." "And you do not see me denying that now, do you? Do blood relations stop the crime from being a crime?" "She made a mistake; anyone can make a mistake." "A mistake is when you write a two instead of a seven, but if you keep on writing a two even though you want to write a seven, then you made that mistake intentionally, and that is no longer a mistake."

--- Then Adrian whispered, --- "Because by the time I realized my mistake..." --- He stopped. --- Too late. --- The words were already hanging between them. --- Mistake. --- Amara felt as though she'd been slapped. --- A mistake. --- Was that what she was? --- A mistake? --- The woman who had loved him faithfully for three years? --- The woman who had stood by him through everything? --- A mistake? --- Something inside her finally broke. --- Not cracked. Not weakened. --- Broke. --- Without another word, she walked upstairs.

A simple precaution to avoid any form of error. But that turned into a full-blown nightmare. Fuck! What sort of mistakes are these? A mixup, a bad one at that. I sent Mr Boris Macaulay– my overly serious boss the wrong file. Not just any wrong file. My nude video. Where I was pleasuring myself and saying naughty words to my boyfriend Justin. This is the worst mistake I've ever made. This wasn’t just any presentation, it was the final pitch for Project Sterling, a multi-million naira deal that could redefine the company’s future… and mine.

“I know. We messed up bad. I messed up. But I’m trying. We all are.” I looked back at the water, my throat tight. “I’m not really interested in you anymore. Any of you. I don’t forgive people who lied to me, especially when I’ve been deceived my entire life. I’m already mad at the moon goddess for giving me no wolf so I could be bullied all the time, and now I have mates that don’t care about me.” The words came out quieter than I expected, but they felt heavy on my tongue. I had overheard enough to know the truth, and saying it out loud made the pain feel sharper.

Aidan is the joy of my life. It was disconcerting me. Sounds came from out of the door. My head swirled to them. I wasn't in favour of slinging matches and putting on accusations. I was aware of my fault. I couldn't say it outright; he would never forget it. I had perceived his love though he didn't say the words. I heard the click of the door. My head jerked and I saw Livia and Lorraine walking into the room. That wasn't a good sign. They were up to something.

Why was this person being so unreasonable? The secretary beside him quickly said, “Mr. Mayo, we know that you have been wronged. Actually, the ten rough stones you picked last time were all top-quality stones, but they were mixed up in the process of sending them for cutting. The lapidarist made a mistake. The rough stones that were cut were rejected rough stones that were about to be thrown away. This was why we misunderstood you. We’re really sorry.” His statement pushed all the fault to the lapidarist, and they did nothing wrong at all.

Molly asked. "Katie..." He choked out, pain reverberated through his body, when he uttered her name. "What...Why?" Nessa asked, having been informed, that Logan had found his mate. Shaking his head in guilt, tears brimming his eyes, "It was my entire fault...!" He stuttered out, slamming his hand down on the desk with force, "I was an asshole and I distanced myself from her, all because I felt she had betrayed our bond..." He stated, emotions running high, "And it was all a huge misunderstanding on my part, I thought she had a baby by another guy...and all this damn fucking time, it was her brother!"

"Ah, you know who I'm referring to, mentioning her name is... a littl bit confusing." Kristina fought the urge to frown and faked a smile, one I can immediately see through, she says, "Ah right...her.You don't have to, it really is confusing but... I think your memories got mixed up." I didn't say anything more. I'm sure she told me that... all the memories I hold onto right now, all of them...did she lite about it? Or is it you Kristina who's lying? It's getting harder for me to figure out the truth.