Stand Here Alone Novels & Stories

His words shocked me. "I..." He cut me off to what I was going to say. "You what? Obviously you are going to say that I'm fine blah blah!" He sat down on the chair while rubbing his forehead in worry. The room was silent for sometime until he decided to speak again. "Look. Grace, you are the only true friend I've had in years, and I don't want to lose you. I really care for you ok." I looked into his eyes that were speaking volumes. They were telling me that he had been alone for a long time. They were reflecting pain. They were reflecting anger. I understood his pain. The pain of being alone. Quite honestly he was my only friend too. And yes by friends I just mean friends. He had never once

And God, I would keep it that way for as long as I could. “You shouldn’t be alone. In a time like this, I believe that you need to be surrounded by those who would actually give you strength rather than be lost within your thoughts.” I looked up slowly, expecting Caspian, but it was Ryan standing at the edge of the path. His hands were behind his back, posture rigid, but his voice held something softer than I remembered. “I’m not alone,” I said, nodding behind him. “I just need my space to think, but it does not mean that I'm completely alone. I never am alone anyway.”

My fiancée and my best friend were the top partners at a multi-million-dollar law firm, while I was just the guy handling the administrative work. In the courtroom, they were in perfect sync, trading fierce legal arguments and sharing an effortless dynamic. In their personal lives, they casually flirted through law jokes that only the two of them understood. I could never get a word in, edge-wise. Every time they laughed, I offered a painfully awkward smile. Even at my mother's funeral, nothing changed. They chatted merrily in front of her coffin, eventually breaking into audible laughter. “Clara, can you greet the guests?” I called out to her. I was the only child in the family, and a

If anything goes wrong please make it right because there is little I can do and if I am assured I still have you I don’t need anyone else with me. “Please mom I can’t face life alone please help me.” Saying these words I gathered up the strength to stand up and I finally moved away. From my mother’s grave and from my only form of comfort. Now I am left to face life alone even if it is full of so many difficulties. I had no choice as I had no one to run to anymore. It was me,myself and I and I was going on solo. I walked along the path not looking back for even a second because I was afraid I was going to lose control of myself and break down again.

She doesn't know why but she knows that when she's all alone, feels like its all coming down She won't turn around The shadows are long and she fears if she cries that first tear, the tears will not stop raining down So stand in the rain Stand your ground Stand up when it's all crashing down You stand through the pain You won't drown And one day, whats lost can be found

At the man who flew across an ocean to be here. And I realize Blair was right. I've already proven I can stand alone. Now I need to learn to stand with someone. "Yes," I whisper. "Stay."

My parents both gone. “Look, I know this is all extremely new to you and believe me if I were you, I’d be scared too. But all I can tell you is this. You’re not alone. You have four wonderful mates who love and adore you and a friend who won’t let anything bad happen to you while he’s here.” “But I am alone. That’s the thing you guys don’t get. You guys don’t see the things I see when I’m alone.” “Then tell us. Let us in.”

Threats from every direction. And I'm standing in the middle, trying not to get destroyed. But at least I'm not alone. I have friends. Allies. People willing to fight beside me. That has to count for something. It has to be enough. Because if it's not, I don't know what will be.

“This is the sole reason I don't want to make friends with anyone. I just want to be on my own, alone. With those final words, I walked away leaving Stephanie. I didn't look back.

Harmony I was trying to prevent myself from shaking while I was staring at my laptop. I don’t know what to feel about a post on Friendbook related to me. While I was trying to calm down, I continued to stare at a photo posted with a mocking caption. It was me, standing on a stage while in the midst of holding back my tears. The caption says, "Wow, look at your dumb rich girl stuttering through a debate. Is that all you can do? "