Never Once Did We Walk Alone Novels & Stories

The show of strength for our allies and our enemies. Lydia linked her arm with mine, giving it a squeeze. “Remember. We are right here. You are not alone.” We walked out of the room together, with our heels clicking on the tiles in steady rhythm. With every step towards the grand staircase, towards the waiting cars and the watching eyes, I repeated Salome’s words in my head. No union is perfect. Observe Be present. And beneath it all, there was a more quiet, colder thought that echoed the warning my bond had already given me….

But maybe, just maybe, I didn’t have to do it alone. As we walked back to the apartment, the sound of our footsteps echoed in the quiet street. The night was colder now, the stars overhead barely visible through the haze of city lights. I hadn’t realized how much I needed the quiet until we were there, walking side by side, neither of us speaking, just feeling the weight of the moment.

Occasionally she hummed like she was enjoying the atmosphere on the sidewalk that wasn't too crowded today. “Come to think of it. This is the first time the two of us have walked alone. Besides walking to work,'' Anna looked at me. Her height is not even up to my shoulders, making me tilt my body slightly toward her ear, just to hear the words that she’s sayin’. Especially when she spoke, along with the sound of passing vehicles. "What?" I asked Anna to repeat her words. “This is the first time the two of us have walked together. Besides walking to work'' she said again.

She said "my dear Ellen it's very risky to be living alone in your condition., will you like to live with me in my home so you can be properly taken care of.. Ellen declined the offer because with her she didn't want to be a border. Madam Martha has grown fond of Ellen so much.

The city kept walking. No one stopped. No one looked. And I cried. Alone.

And this time— I would not walk it alone.

No one else was outside and the thought of taking a walk alone and feeling the magic of the night on my skin sounded like paradise. I had barely walked for five minutes before I realized how stupid I was to walk alone. I should have ditched that guy and found a place to wait for Lucinda and her boyfriend so we could go home together. I pretended not to see the group of five boys smoking just as I turned at the bend on the way home. I darted my gaze around and noticed that there was no one else around except me and them. I was weak because of the headache and couldn't take on the five of them at the same time if I wanted to walk home afterward.

Although, I know you wish I would. And I promise that when we are old and gray, we will look back on our lives together and we have no regrets. ...From this day forward, you will never walk alone."

" Maddie repeated with a less subtle tone. I throw her a quick look to see Maddie is just smiling. But it’s not a warm smile- more like a business smile she makes around people she’s not familiar with. “Do you mind if I join?” Mykhol steps in. “Walking with two is better than just being alone.” Of course, he means to take the spot near my side- but that is where Maddie is intended to be. So, out of habit, I take a step back. “Oh, I-” But I’m not alone. Does he not see Maddie is with me? I glance over at Maddie. She’s been with me this whole time. What does he mean by walking alone?

With every step I took, I felt like I could finally breathe again. Over the next few days, Adam and I were like ghosts in that house. Never speaking and never being seen. We stayed in our rooms and only communicated through our phones. Food was brought upstairs for us by the servants, so we literally didn't step out of our rooms until thirty minutes before our birthday.