New Beginning Novels & Stories

Everyday feels like a new start, the shadows of my dark past had begun to fade, and I have started accepting the love and warmth that surrounded me. I had never thought it to be possible, but I was rebuilding my life, step by step, on the foundation of hope and how I want to live my own life. But as the days turned into weeks, I felt something within me. At first I thought that I am not feeling well because of the change in my lifestyle now. The familiar routine of life took on a new struggle, one that I could not ignore. It all began with a little unease, a feeling of discomfort that settled deep in my core. I tried to dismiss it, considering it to the lingering scars of my past.

Tanner whispered. “Newbie huh. This is going to be a piece of cake!” Chase yells from the other side of the table. “Oh, it’s on!” Jack says. I have to start first; the first ball I throw I miss. Shit is it just the nerves? What is it? I need to focus. Everyone starts laughing. “This is the way you play newbie! Haha, loser.” Chase says laughing. He scored on his first shot. It’s my turn again, I try to stay focused and aim correctly, I end up scoring. My eyes open wide, I have to drink what's in the mini cup because I scored. I drink it quickly, eww, so bitter.

The chains of the past had been broken, and for the first time, my future was my own. --- A New Beginning The morning sunlight filtered through my curtains, casting a warm glow over my room. It felt surreal to wake up without the weight of secrets and lies pressing down on me. “Lila!” Sophie’s voice called from the hallway, accompanied by the sound of her footsteps. She burst into my room, her energy infectious. “Come on! We’re going out for brunch, and you’re not bailing this time.” I groaned, but her enthusiasm was hard to resist. “Alright, alright. Give me ten minutes.”

Sofia *** The wind was brisk as I made my way through the warm drizzle that had started just as I'd left the residence. I kept a watchful eye as I walked, ever conscious of my surroundings. The place was still new to me and so different from home. I felt a slight pang when I remembered my home. The fact that I will never see it again made the memory bittersweet. I clutched the piece of paper close to my chest as I recited the list on silently moving lips. English was still relatively new to me, and some of the syntax was still hard for me to grasp. But my memory was sharp as a tack, sometimes too sharp.

The stars shine. And somewhere in the distance, a new year begins. Not the one we planned. The one we built. End of Chapter 146

Awaken your spirit to adventure; Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk; Soon you will home in a new rhythm, For your soul senses the world that awaits you ~ FOR A NEW BEGINNING by John O'Donohue ¶¶

changed everything. The new beginning had begun. The new understanding had emerged. The new reality had manifested. Nothing and something were one. And knowing that changed everything. Everything.

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My sister disappeared because of my aunt, Renee Dover. She smiled and said, "Our little Candy is so pretty. It'd be a shame not to get her into kids' modeling." Then she took three-year-old Candy away. She claimed the shoot had been too crowded and that Candy had wandered off on her own. My parents searched for over ten years. When they finally found her, Candy was chained up in a house deep in the mountains. She had given birth to seven children, and her mind had broken long ago. She died on the way home. The grief destroyed my parents too. They lost their minds and were killed when a car struck them. Aunt Renee seized their inheritance and gloated, "Your mother should've lent me th

Or maybe, just maybe, it was the start of something new— Once again; not that that means anything. ** {Revna's POV}