Only A Heartbeat Away Novels & Stories

Sho glared at him with hesitation. “Yes! So, start talking or I will ask Ken to bother you nonstop,” Asher threatened him. “Alright! Alright.” Sho let out a sigh as Asher waited for him to speak again. “I couldn’t stop thinking about Aurie and-” Asher sighed harshly, distracting Sho from speaking continuously. “So, we have a candidate from 2NDARY when it comes to Aurie’s heart, huh?” “No, it’s not that.” Sho denied with irritation. “I accidentally saw her and Sir Hero getting… very close.”

He is unbelievable! “I can’t b-breathe,” I uttered. This man did not listen and still looking out at the window. His Adam’s apple is moving slowly, and I can’t help but listen to the rhythm of his heartbeat. I couldn’t hear the noise surrounding us, but his heartbeats were audible. It was the first time I heard someone’s heartbeat. I have keen hearing for miles away, but this thing is different. I can listen to his blood flowing directly into the vessels connected to his heart. I look sideways and try to fight this rising feeling in me. It is not right! I barely know this man, so I should step back. Moving backward was the next thing I did, but it was the wrong move. The man hugged me, and m

“I think you, out of everyone in the world, need one person who can show you how to love again.” “And you think your cousin could do that for me?” she asked as she watched him as he thought about her question. The simple question was more than he had thought it would be. He knew it was two-sided at best. “I think my cousin could help you. I don’t know if it would be the key or not. I do think that he would help open your heart again in a way I don’t think anyone else can. You had someone like him before, so you understand.” Garrett said. “He is alone now. He needs help in life and people to love him back. For you, it may help both of you.”

Why was my heart beating so fast? "Is something wrong?" I heard Aiden's voice behind me. He was standing beside the stairs. I stared at him wide-eyed just as my Aunt's words resounded in my ears.

A tiny life. Small. Fragile. Existing. Emotion rose unexpectedly inside her chest. Powerful. Overwhelming. The technician adjusted something. Then a sound filled the room. Fast. Steady. Rhythmic. Dani froze. "What is that?" The technician smiled. "The heartbeat." Everything stopped. The world. Her thoughts. Her fears. Everything. Only the sound remained. Fast. Strong. Alive. A heartbeat. Her baby's heartbeat. Tears blurred her vision instantly. She hadn't expected this.

Swiftly flicking his cigarette, he forcefully turned the steering wheel in the opposite direction, causing the car to spin in circles around the girl. On the other side, Hiya, with her heart pounding, witnessed a black Mercedes approaching rapidly. Overwhelmed with fear, she clasped her hands over her ears and shut her eyes tightly, anticipating an imminent tragedy. In that moment, she believed it was her last day in this world, facing an inevitable and untimely demise.

The apartment was small—barely the size of my bedroom. Millie's possessions were sparse and simple, completely incomparable to the vast wardrobes of clothes Eliza owned. On the desk lay a notebook—her diary. My hand paused. I hesitated, then slowly opened it. "They are together. Even though he says it's temporary, even though he says he won't love her, just thinking about their daily intimacy makes my heart hurt so much I can barely breathe..." "She's pregnant. When he told me, his eyes were shining, but he didn't see my tears fall."

I took out a white t shirt and sweatpants, and some underwear. I wore them and then walked barefoot to Melodys room, " Good morning my sleeping beauty, I hope you slept well. I had dreams of you and our son, him playing running in the grass us chasing him. But I woke up and it was all just a dream, your heart rate is abnormally high today " when I saw the monitor beeping non stop, the doctor came in with an injection in his hand.

For a heartbeat, I was weightless — suspended between breath and death. ***************************