The Great Escape To Happiness Novels & Stories

We, the privileged sons, have everything at our fingertips, yet nothing that truly satisfies. The ice clinks against the glass as I tip it back, the whiskey burning a harsh path down my throat. I close my eyes, seeking solace, but all I find is the gaping ache that's been there since the day I turned away from Zephyra. The memory stings, a constant reminder of the life I may have had, the happiness I traded for this gilded cage.

Sarah's POV When I submitted my application to leave the pack to the administration center, the elder in charge of the registration thought that he had misread it. "Sarah Holloway! You're leaving the Snowlight Pack?" "Yes. I felt my mate calling out to me through the mind-link a few days ago," I said, repeating the excuse I'd prepared beforehand. "He told me that he's in the Neutral Zone, and I'm planning to take Nora there to reunite with him."

“You knew how much I loved him” Kimora couldn’t help but glance between them. Sensing the tension building, she intervened in an attempt to defuse the escalating tension. “Larisa dear, I know it hurts, I’m not in your shoes right now to know how pained you are. Dwelling in the past won’t change anything. You’re an amazing person. One day, you’ll meet someone who appreciates you and would forever be faithful to you” “You heard her. Focus on making yourself happy. Your worth is not determined by someone who chooses to be with someone else” Ava added softly. Larisa looked at Daisy from head to toe and sighed deeply.

It was pure bliss. "Carrie, these past few months have been amazing. I've played so much, too much, in fact," Rachel said, cradling a warm cup of milk tea, her posture lazily relaxed. She'd always been someone with simple desires, content to go with the flow. I gave her a side-eye. "That's all it takes to make you happy? You're hopeless." But she just shook her head and passed me a roasted orange, its skin still warm and fragrant.

I don’t get the wedding and the kids and the growing old together. I get drug deals and gun shots. I get stolen cars and backhanded deals. I get arrest warrants and burnt down drug dens. I get bodyguards and rehab visits. I don’t get the guy. I don’t get the life. I don’t get happiness.

I nodded as a sign of response and it was good that Kuya Sam retracted the roof of the mustang so they didn't see my next reaction. At this point, I just smiled. I hope you are happy with the woman you found. Take care of yourself Adem as I take care of you. Be happy always... As you drift away you fade away. I pray that before this time ends, you can possess eternal happiness. I won’t forget these unforgettable memories I will cherish for a long time. Let’s say our last goodbyes. We are not for each other... “Happiness can exist only in acceptance” - George Orwell.

He stood up to leave. "You're my saboteur Aiden.What good deeds I have done in my previous birth to have a friend like you."I joked. "See you in the evening."He closed the door of my room while leaving me to think about his suggestion. I stared out of the window at the skyscrapers and down the street.People were busy running in their lives.I could see the kids playing with their parents in a park across the street, carefree from the worries of the life.They were the common people who doesn't care for materialistic things but were happy and satisfied in what they had.In that moment,I realized one thing I missed in my whole life what is true happiness.

I’m a fucking piece of meat and that’s how I find solace in this misery that I’ve been locked up throughout my whole existence. Am I happy? Yeah, probably, maybe, somehow. I’m satisfied with getting temporary happiness out of the temporary people that I met because that’s the only way I know I could taste happiness. Happiness in permanence is just allergic of me and no matter how I tried to embrace it in full glory, it just keeps on escaping out of my hands.

Seeing Farrah’s sheepish reaction, Arabella withdrew her teasing. “Very. I am very contented.” Farrah replied with great satisfaction on her face. “I hope you too will find your true happiness someday.” Farrah added with sincerity. True happiness. Two words that carried a very deep meaning. Very easy to say but very hard to find. All wanted it but only few found it. Arabella’s heart jolted when she realized that she belonged to those many people who wanted it but it was very hard for her to have it. Who doesn’t want to be happy? Who doesn’t want to find true happiness? The more she wanted it the more tragic her life became.

It was a pivotal moment, a turning point in her journey. With a gentle turn of the key, the doors creaked open, revealing a glimpse of the world beyond—a world brimming with possibilities, untethered by Haider's possessiveness. Ameera took a deep breath, inhaling the scent of newfound freedom, and stepped through the threshold, her footsteps light and resolute. The beautiful palace of Jaipur stood witness to her escape, as Ameera embarked on a journey to rediscover herself, to reclaim her independence, and to carve her own path in a world where her heart could finally find solace.