Reasons To Stay Alive Matt Haig Novels & Stories

"You wanted to matter. To be important to me. The surgery made you feel needed, valued. Was it really so wrong to let you have that feeling?" She stared at me like I was speaking a foreign language. "You're insane. You actually believe your own justifications." "I believe in survival," I said coldly. "In doing what's necessary to protect what I've built. You think you're some kind of hero, exposing me? You're not. You're just another obstacle." "Then why am I still alive?" The question stopped me. Why was she still alive? I'd had countless opportunities to finish this. To snap her neck, to choke the life from her, to make sure she never spoke another word.

she said softly, “but I’m not a coward.” That hit her harder than she knew. I turned away from her, angrily gripping the iron bars until my knuckles almost turned white. “This isn’t about cowardice, Cael. It’s about survival, and they’ll tear you apart, Mira. You saw the way Halvar looked at you…he obviously wants you gone.” “I know,” she said quietly. “That’s exactly why I’m staying.” I looked at her as if she had lost her mind. “You can’t be serious.”

I said with a firmed voice, "I have shown a vision of you and the rest of us lying on the ground, bathing on your own blood. I don't want that to happen so let me stay by your side until the end." "Can you please take this one seriously? If I am going to die here, at least I die with an honor... that I was able to do what I wanted until the bitter end. So go ahead... Rhea is counting on you... don't let her down." I really don't want to leave all of them but the rest of the rogues are saying the same thing. That I should find the enemy of Rhea and end his life so he and Matthew could live a happy life... that I must do it for her sake.

“I am not sure you will see them till you leave but if you do, I hope they get an earful from you. Everything you said yesterday fell on the wrong ears and they still went ahead with their normal bad treatment. I just can't imagine what people go through.” “I may not be able to promise you right now but I won't sit still. We are here together and we will achieve those great things together as well. You guys are warriors and you shouldn't faint in the spirit. What happens when the ones that should be fighting for us are fainting? That is the worst system ever and we should be expecting a crumbling.” “I heard Matt came around? What happened with him?” “That is a long story. I found him useful

“That’s how I know about your team and what your mission was. When I found out who was in charge of all of Anthony’s security, I knew that’s where I needed to strike.” I pursed my lips before speaking. “You could have ruined many lives.” Matt kept eye contact with me. “It was worth it to save so many more.”

They expected some kind of heroic war but I would not risk the lives of those with me. The reason I had picked a small team was because our chances of being alive would be higher than having fifty people with me. “Why did you have us leave that place?” V asked, tossing a stone into the fire. “We almost had it.” “No,” I shook my head. “What we almost did was die.” “Are you being for real right now?” he growled. “We can fight our way through the army. We did that before and we can do it again.”

"I know what Emma meant to both of us, but you just have to know that we no longer those three homeless children we use to be . Times have changed and peace already belongs to someone else." "Okay Levi, I won't speak to Emma about that from now onwards. But it hurts so much Levi." Matt said, his dejected face was a clear indication of how hurt he was. "I know I'm hurts matt, right here." I placed my hand on my chest for description. "But we Will survive, right?". "Yes Levi, you're right. We're survivors." "Yes we are Levi, you and I will go through this together as always". Matt promised and was about to go up the stairs when Levi called him back.

“Courage keeps you alive. Desperation gets you killed.” I yanked my arm free, anger flaring again. “Then maybe I’m done trying to stay alive!” The words hung between us, heavy and undeniable. Krager stared at me, something unreadable flickering in his eyes. “Don’t say that,” he said quietly. “Why not?” I challenged. “What’s left for me if I don’t get my child back? Tell me that, Krager. What exactly am I fighting to survive for?” He didn’t answer immediately.

If you couldn't survive on your own, no one was coming to save you. Hayley's group kept moving forward. At that moment, someone spoke up. "I don't want to go anymore. I just want to stay here." After witnessing teammates die right in front of them, some felt there was no point in continuing. Going forward meant almost certain death. Staying here felt safer. However, his words didn't draw even a glance from the people ahead. Hayley didn't bother trying to persuade them. These people had never been part of her plan. She wouldn't stop them if they wanted to follow and live. But if they wanted to die and expected her to talk them out of it, that was their problem.

I said softly, trying to keep my voice steady, to wrap my words in calm even while my heart splintered beneath the surface. “But… is it true?” he asked, his voice barely above a whisper. “Did that lady die because her mate didn’t want her?” The weight of his question hung between us like fog. I pressed my lips together, fighting the instinct to shield him from the truth. Then, slowly, I nodded. My eyes dropped to the floor, unwilling to let him see the sadness flickering behind them. “Yes,” I murmured. “But that won’t be me. I have a reason to stay alive.” I placed a hand over his, grounding both of us. “I have you, Kael. You’re the reason I keep going.”