So It Goes Novels & Stories

I responded, my tone laden with indifference. "So what?" he gasped, his eyes widening in disbelief. "Did you just say 'so what?'" he whispered, the shock evident in his voice. The elevator doors chose that moment to open, and I slipped inside, pressing the button for the top floor as August stood there, his mouth agape. "Bye, August, kisses," I called out, blowing him a playful kiss before the doors shut. Humming softly to myself, I bounced back into his office, where Rominic was already awake and changing into fresh clothes, fixing his cufflinks.

Ivan slammed the door of his black ’67 Chevy Impala SS, the sound echoing like thunder in the dark. The engine roared awake — deep and raw, like it shared his fury. His phone glowed faintly on the passenger seat. Norah’s name lit up the screen. He hit redial. Still nothing. “Pick up,” he muttered, voice low and rough. “Come on, Norah…” Voicemail again. He pressed harder on the gas. The Impala growled down the empty street, headlights slicing through the dark. His pulse matched the rhythm of the tires on wet asphalt.

Lenny didn’t think in words like ‘hunk’, it was the marijuana talking. “Fuck. I can’t believe she’s gone, you know? I close my eyes and I see her, I hear her voice….I can smell her perfume from the jacket I was wearing the last time we hugged, you know? And everything is already falling apart with her absence and I……I’m sorry I’m bothering you with all this shit-”,

If only I'd had known you had a storm to weather So, before you go Was there something I could've said to make it all stop hurting It kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless So, before you go.

- - - - - - - - - - Bike! Abeg I dey go… - - - - - - - Please, I’m going to... Oya na- - - - - - - - - - Ok No worry, I go hol’am- - - - - - - don’t worry, I will hold it Watin happen? All the money wey you no make

"Geez, quit being so dramatic. I'll be fine. Oops, my mum is coming, I gotta go. Love you, bye!" The line went dead and at that moment, I felt like joining the line. *** My skin pricked as my fingers jammed into my flesh. The sound of a familiar basketball hitting the ground kept ringing in my head as I walked to the court that I had been trying to avoid like a plague. I breathed hard as sweat trickled down the back of my head in the middle of November. Finally, my shaky hands opened the door and I walked in, sporting my usual dead and emotionless look as my Nike kicks hit the ground softly.

Lisa Jones had never expected how badly her long-distance relationship would go, when James Sachs loved her more than anyone else. As the chief of a hospital, he was a very busy man, but he had flown abroad countless times and clocking over 10,000 hours in travel for her. They could only meet briefly each time. She still remembered in that early winter, he had held her in the snow, saying that he found it all worth it. She received numerous gifts from him, ranging from thousand-word love letters to million-dollar necklaces bought from auctions. If it were just to make her smile, he would pluck the stars from the sky. That love that seeped into their very essence hadn't changed for thre

"No worries. The contest was on another level. However, that's not why I'm here. There's something else I need to talk to you about. Remember that one contest you bailed on a while back?" A seed of doubt sprouted in my mind, growing larger by the second, yet I was also bracing for bad news, so I dodged the question. "I did drop out of one, but since I never actually ran, it's no big deal, right?" Theodore shook his head, noticing my unease, and tried to calm me down. "Don't be scared. I just came to say I'm sorry.

Anna gently patted my back and comforted me softly, saying, "It's okay. It's okay. It will pass." I didn't know how long I cried, but eventually, I calmed down enough to draw away. Anna handed me a glass of wine. I took the glass and downed it in one go, letting the alcohol numb my pain. After a while, I noticed a series of missed calls on my phone. They were all from Charles. I took a deep breath and called him back. "Cindy, where are you? I'll come pick you up," he answered almost immediately. He sounded exhausted and slightly panicked.

He just confirmed today that in times of desperation anything is possible. Alan's chest was heaving harshly, he looked up to the sky "Ah" he said as he covered his eyes with the back of his palm, "Don't, I'll get her anytime now that i know she is back" he said and made his way inside the building, he went straight to the washroom the moment they reached his office dismissing Rafael.