Stand Here Alone Novels & Stories

I am alone. And alone doesn’t mean weak. By the end of the week, people stop touching me. They still whisper. They still stare. But the edge is gone. Replaced by caution. By uncertainty. Monsters aren’t scary when they cower. They’re scary when they stand up. I don’t fight everyone. Only when I have to. Only when the line is crossed. And every time I do, a little more space opens around me—space to breathe, to think, to exist without apology.

I set the cup down and stood. Noah reached for my arm. “Where are you going?” “Out.” “Out where?” “I need something.” “Like water?” “Like a person.” He blinked. “Oh.” “I don’t want to be alone tonight.” He frowned. “Are you sure this is the best idea?” “No,” I said honestly. “But I’m doing it anyway.” He started to stand. “At least let me—” “I’ll be fine,” I said. “Stay. Have fun. Don’t worry about me.”

The photo was of a hospital bed, and the caption read, "Came back all alone for treatment. How sad." The guests began to whisper about the groom suddenly running away from his own wedding when my brother, Alvin Chilton, stepped forward. "Joy, you've always been strong, so I know you can handle this alone. Gwen needs me more than you right now." With that, he was out the door as well. Both of them had deserted me for the same woman. I tried calling Theodore's phone, but it remained unreachable. Soon, I noticed that Gwen had updated her social media account again.

I lay on the ground and let the bond throb in my chest until the last of the sparks flickered out. And I remembered Mora's words again. "If you lean too hard, you'll never stand alone."

Alone. In the depths of the secluded cabin, embraced by the serenity of nature, Tina found herself grappling with the heart-wrenching consequences of her impulsive actions. The weight of her regret settled heavily upon her shoulders, branding her with the scars of remorse. She sat alone, surrounded by silence, lost in a labyrinth of her thoughts, tormented by the choices she had made.

Alexander defended. "And I'm supposed to believe you. Tell me Mr. Grande. You want to come up with lies and think that I'm foolish to fall for it? I'm not that naive girl that you once deceived. I'm not a fool to fall for the same lies the second time. Leave me alone Mr. Grande." She said and faced the road, anticipating a taxi. Alexander moved to stand directly in front of her. He took her hands and she struggled to get her hands out of his. He held them very firm despite her struggles.

the distance between us made me feel like he was looking past me, not at me. "Enough moping," I said aloud. "You are hot. You are going to drink margaritas. You are going to eat a bowl of nachos the size of your head." I snapped a candid of myself in the mirror, posing with one hand on my hip, and shot it across to the Margarita Senoritas group chat. Marissa: FANDANGOS BABY! Cleo: DAMN girl, you are fire! followed by a gif of a woman rising from ashes like a phoenix.

But I guess it’s okay to say that it’s okay not to be okay most of the time. I was standing front and center with the microphone in front of me and although the house isn’t as full tonight, I could still see a lot of heads and pair of eyes watching me. Some of them are in groups but I could see some are alone. Perhaps they’re just like me. Alone and lonely. I'm alright if you're alright And I'm okay if you're okay It's this state, in this state I'm living in It's just a little bit It's just a little bit lonely in this home its always

She shook her head, "that's not going to happen." "What's not going to happen? You don't want us to give Jayden baby brothers?" "I won't hesitate to kick you out of my room if you keep giving me weird thoughts." "They are not weird thoughts, Babe. I really mean what I said. I know how lonely it can get being the only child and I don't want Jayden to experience such loneliness. It doesn't have to happen now but it's going to happen. Please prepare your mind." Nancy wanted to respond to him. Perhaps hurl insults at him or something but she was too stunned to do that. If there was anything that wowed her the most, then it was his confidence.

With Ava … This is the first morning in a very long time that I wake up alone. The view from up here is absolutely amazing, it is kind of sad that I cannot share it with someone by my side. This is also the most alone I have been in a very long time too. There is a big part of me that just want to phone him but I know that I should be strong and not give in so easily to him. If things are meant to be then they will be.