Starting From The Bottom Novels & Stories

bar slowly move across the screen. ​My phone buzzed. ​Ashton: Just saw Mateo in the lobby. He said the 'Silent Treatment' is working better than a sledgehammer. You okay? ​I looked at the closed door of the 40th floor. ​Hannah: I'm okay, Ash. I think the King is starting to realize how cold it is at the top.

Three slow knocks from directly beneath the table. Knock. Knock. Knock. Corin lowered the quill without setting it down properly, ink bleeding across the edge of our first clause. Neither of us moved. Then, from beneath the stone, it came again. Knock. Knock. Knock.

Kacie Before I could say anything to Jade the ground beneath me started to separate even more. I grabbed a handful of grass with my right hand and pulled myself up. I reached forward with my left hand and dug my nails into the ground. I hardened my core as I tried to pull myself onto solid ground before I fell into an abyss I didn’t want to look down at. The last thing I wanted to do was look down at what lay at the bottom of the split earth.

It's fine I'm used to enduring humiliation at the hands of my pack. He must have noticed the way my lips tightened, because his tone softened. “This isn’t about you. It’s about building from the ground up. You’ll get it faster than you think if we start from here.” I lowered my gaze from him, pressing my palms against my knees. “Alright, if you say so.” “Here.” He slid one of the thinner books across the table. “Start with this one.”

she laughed like a villain and slowly started to unbutton her long sleeve top, she pulled it off and threw it by the door. She then took off her mini skirt, dropping it by the corridors as she walked to the living room. She dropped her bra and then her panties at the room's door, so now she was fully naked. She entered the room only to find him in a sitting position still shaking his head to stay awake.

Finn Leans Back “Okay,” he says. Like that settles something. It Does Not because the answer is perfect— but because it’s consistent. Later—Outside Again It’s not about the space anymore. But they still go— because they like it. A Different Kind of Game No sticks this time. No running. Just— balance. The Setup A fallen log. Slightly uneven. Just enough to matter. Finn Goes First Of course. Steps up. Wobbles immediately. “Easy,” he says.

First, I need to sneak back inside. That is also mostly up to Ruby. It’s a big leap from the ground to the lowest roof, the one that she used to hop down when we left, but she manages it, barely catching the shingles with her front clawd and scrambling up. It’s a little loud, and I have to hope no one heard anything as she continues to jump from one roof to the next until we reach our window.

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The frame crashed to the ground, shattering into pieces. A shard cut into the top of my foot, and blood immediately seeped out. Zach instinctively pulled Ruby behind him, frowning at me in displeasure. “Coco, what are you doing? Didn’t you see Ruby? What if she gets hurt?” He did not even notice the blood pooling at my foot. He just carefully brushed away a tiny fragment that had landed on Ruby’s shoe. I had no interest in watching him dote on another woman, so I dragged my suitcase forward. That was when his peripheral vision caught it. He quickly stood up and grabbed my arm.

“One of you will play as the blindfolded person, listening to instructions from the other. A single team against the others.” “Sir…” “I don’t want to hear the excuses, Bennett.” Coach cuts me off with a glare at the end. Once the game starts, it’s obvious we have no rhythm whatsoever. Mainly because I refuse to believe any word coming out of Noah’s mouth which means I’m either slamming my body into someone or shooting the puck at random places. It’s a disaster.