Mistakes Were Made But Not By Me Novels & Stories

“No one is above mistake, Alfred. People make mistakes. No matter who we are or how influential we are, one way or the other we've hurt people and made so many mistakes but that doesn't make us a bad person” TBC

very sure I covered my tracks, perfectly well. How could I have been so blind? That was a very dumb mistake. That one simple mistake was certainly enough to unravel everything. I hate myself for not thinking. How could I have forgotten that my mother, with all her close and watchfulness would definitely pick on something as obvious as that. That was so foolish of me. Its all my fault. Its my fault. I cried bitterly, sitting on the ground and wetting my body. I've been so silly and I blamed it something else. Look at it now, anybody would have been smart enough to notice such thing, but I was so dumb and comfortable and now, here's the result.

“We have business in this city.” His explanation made my heart feel a little heavy, but I was able to handle it well. Mistakes are something everyone has made—including me in the past—and if I kept dwelling on them, I would only trap myself in unpleasant things. Those old memories gradually became blurred, and facing them now was not as difficult as before. “Maybe next time you should inform me first.” I saw the guilt written all over their expressions. Perhaps they were judging themselves for making yet another mistake. “Because Miles also wants to see you. But maybe you can do it next time, since you’re in this city.”

"Myles... it wasn't intentional. I made a mistake. I'm sorry." I froze. The world around me grew quiet... Did he just... APOLOGIZE?!

everything. It was just one mistake, but it completely changed my life. It happened over two years ago, yet I'm still dealing with all the consequences of that damn mistake. I wanted to move on, but I couldn't, especially when the people who abandoned me keep reminding me of my past mistake. It's exhausting... ***

“The worst possible thing would be for us to make a big deal out of this.” “But it is a big deal.” “No it’s not,” I gulp. “But…” “Look. It was a mistake. I get that, now. A silly mistake. Mistakes happen all the time, don’t they?” He looks at me, saying nothing. I refuse to meet his gaze, worried that my bravado will give in.

Caitlyn had underestimated me, and that was her first mistake. This wasn’t over. Not by a long shot.

I'm regretting for the day when I started to trust him blindly. " Mom, I'm guilty that's why I've promised myself to never repeat the same mistake. I know I do mistakes but don't be disappointed with yourself because I have learnt from you how to current mistakes. I understand you're mad at me but please don't blame yourself for this. Everything was my fault. I never had the guts to explain myself probably I wasn't good with words " He said more like trying to butter me up.

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?”

But… It was all a mistake. A mistake that had cost me everything