Stay Close 소설 & 이야기

make sure to mind your business and go your own way no matter the situation. Avoid walking alone if possible, walk with lots of people and do not stay long in an abandoned area.

Bruce raises an eyebrow. - Mr. Campbell, I know you're not up to anything good - I take a step closer - I feel like I should stay away. I don't know what I was doing in the Bronx, but it felt like home, enough is enough. - Do you think you should stay away? - he gets closer, enough for me to feel his warmth - I don't see her avoiding me - he whispers. - Why... - Because? - Bruce insists. “I didn't realize I had to stay away, but now I'm sure. He looks me in the eye, and we're so close I have nowhere to look. I have to get out of here as soon as possible - Excuse me - I ask.

“Will they come back?” “Yes.” “When?” “Soon.” She closes her eyes for a second, then opens them again with a steadiness that wasn’t there earlier. “And until then?” “Until then,” I say, “I stay close.” She nods, slowly. “Will you stay out here the whole night?” “If I need to.” She hesitates, then whispers, “You don’t have to stand alone.” Something deep inside me shifts—quiet but undeniable. But I don’t move closer. Not yet.

he trailed off. Arabella purses her lips together, Everly has explained to her what happened between him and his ex-girlfriend and she understood. "I would suggest we stay away from each other so you can get over it quickly," she said. His expression suggested to her that he was not in support of her solution to the problem. "Out of sight out of mind," she told him. Although it sounded like the best idea he was not sure of it. "I don't know if I want to do that," he said.

I said rudely hissed through a cough which eventually died down. "Why?" She asked in a pout with her brows furrowed down. "Look there are many rules to follow but for me and you to get along and one of us not to get hurt we both need to follow these rules they are very important..." "NO STAYING IN CONFINED OR CLOSED PLACES TOGETHER NO ANY FORM OF PHYSICAL CONTACT NO FALLING IN LOVE"

"Don’t let anyone get too close to you. If you need anything, just let me know." She nodded, her fingers slightly tightening around her drink. "I will."

“Don’t worry, I am sure she will come around after a while. Forced proximity would cause a change of hearts.” ** follow me on i,n,s,t,a,g,r,a,m: authormiragreen

Perhaps stare at the sky or talk about anything. Releasing a slow sigh, I shove the thoughts at the very back of my mind. Reminding myself of the simple rules that I have been following. Don't allow emotions to get in the way. Don't get too close.

That was not the same as promising safety. It was only honest. She listened for Elara’s response, and whatever Elara said carried enough reassurance to let Celeste’s shoulders loosen a fraction. Nico’s presence was there too, in the quiet between words, even if he did not take the call himself. She could feel the shape of his concern in the way Elara spoke. That mattered. Celeste nodded once, though the movement was for herself as much as anyone else. “Keep him close,” she said. “Keep all of you close.”

My voice was quiet but steady. “On the floor. Not in my bed. Not near me. You stay on the floor. You keep your distance. You don’t touch me. You don’t talk about us. You don’t talk about love. You just… watch the door. And in the morning you leave. You leave and you don’t come back.”