No One Else Comes Close Novels & Stories

“You’d go that far?” “For you?” he stepped closer. “There is no ‘far.’ There is only mine.” Amara swallowed hard. “Then let’s burn.”

The kind that tells you someone is too close for too long. I keep walking. My bag rests easy against my back, strap crossing my chest. Streetlights buzz overhead. A couple laughs on the other side of the road. A car passes. Normal sounds. Normal night. My steps stay casual, pace unchanging, like I am just another person heading nowhere special. I do not look back. I do not need to. I know it is him. Same rhythm. Same weight in the air. He is careful, but not careful enough. People like him always think they are smarter than the situation.

With the ongoing ordeal and scandal about their daughter, every stranger and visitor at the door of their home, makes them feel uneasy and gives them goosebumps. “Hello,my name is Larry Freeman” Mr Larry introduced himself but the woman seemed not to hear him at all. She was just staring at him like someone who is lost. “What do you want?” Maria blurted. Who is he and what does he want? She knew he said something just now, what did he say? Larry Freeman sighed softly, hadn't he come at the wrong time?

“Stay close, but let me handle this.” Without waiting for a response, I push my way through the crowd, keeping Zane in my sights. The crowd is thick, but I move like a predator, silent, deadly, my eyes locked on my target. Zane’s fast, but he’s not fast enough to lose me. Not this time.

"Because you're my friend." "You have a lot of friends." "But you are a special one. Do you know something? I don't have any friends when it comes to girls. Except for Cathy, I have never been close to anyone before. It's you who I feel comfortable with after Cathy." I smiled and said, "Don't be too loud. What if your girlfriend hears you standing behind the door?" "How did you find me?" Cathy came out from standing at the door. "I have big googly eyes."

I am too fabulous to chase a man. That's a huge ironic statement for a sucker like me. I wonder where's Jericho. I bet he is home. "I am glad that everyone is here to celebrate with me. I am delighted to see some familiar faces too, coming from my relatives, investors, and business partners. Tonight, let us toast for this massive success! Cheers, Ladies and Gentlemen!" Getting bored with the ambiance, I decided to step back because I feel unsettled, so I excused myself to my mom and dad.

" I'll do just that " I watch him go out. Like that . No kiss, hugs, nothing!!

Trex said to Ellthan. Ellthan ignored him. His gaze fell on the woman dressed all in white except for her pants and glasses walking towards her. "Mr. Trex." Call a one-tailed woman. "Oh Jena. Are you done?" Asked Mr.Trex. Jena nodded then looked at Lucas lazily for a moment "Yes. We're leaving home." Jena replied. Behind his sunglasses Aiora looked at Lucas lazily and then his gaze fell on those dark black eyes that night. Aiora immediately averted her gaze because it was very fitting that the owner of those eyes was also looking at her.

This is the part that Singto didn’t seem to understand, because he thought that the only reason Krist was so bothered by this is because the person is Randell, a person that he hates. “Well… because… I’m going to sound like a goddamn freak if I say this…” He ran a hand roughly through his wavy hair as he started to pace back and forth in front of Singto. “But…. I don’t want anyone other than me to get THAT close to you, which I don’t even get ‘cause it’s normal for you to build friendships with other people and stuff like that, but I keep feeling this uneasiness just thinking about another person getting… close to you.”