Them's The Breaks Novels & Stories

"I... Promise," "I'm happy that this time you'll not gonna break your promise," Sebastian announced. Breaking their sacred promise."I'm hoping that you'll not gonna break it this time," "Hey, we're done talking about this right," I said and looked at him, my eyes are giving him a warning. Thomas is with us for pity's sake.

"And I need to get to work with an open mind." “I am resting.” I failed horribly at holding back my laughter. God, I had missed this. "I wasn't planning to fuck you though," he said, "we can't be fucking every other day like animals, can we, my love?" "But..." he then added, "These two weeks won't be good for you I promise." He let me go right then. "The game is over," he said shortly, "hurry up get prepared I'd stop you by when I'm going down town."

“You don’t get to decide what I can survive.” His voice dropped. “And you don’t get to ignore how dangerous this has become.” --- Closer Than Ever They stood there. Too close. Again. Always. But this time— It wasn’t just tension. It was frustration. Anger. Something raw. --- The Breaking Moment “You think I can’t handle this?” she asked. “I think you’re already in too deep,” he replied. Her heart pounded. “Then stop pushing me further.” Silence. Heavy. Then— “Walk away,” he said quietly.

And once a system begins to fracture— It doesn’t go back to what it was. It becomes something else. Unstable. Unpredictable. Exposed. Emily watched the branching directives one last time. Then she said— “This is where it starts breaking.” And this time— No one disagreed.

Cyrus whispered in his ears, kissing his temple. "As long as you are with me, i can bear anything in the world". Denzel wrapped his hands over Cyrus's on his tummy. "We were broken but we completed each other Denzel. And that’s the beauty. We have to stay together and spend our forever together". Cyrus said and Denzel nodded. He couldn’t agree more. They were broken but they ended up beautifully. It was their life. A new beginning. --- Tabby

Georgia’s POV The banging on the door was so loud it shook the walls. I froze mid-step, my coffee cup slipping from my hand and breaking on the marble floor. My heart thudded so hard I could hear it in my ears. “Open up! Police!” The words cut through the air like a blade. I swallowed hard, muttering to myself, No… this can’t be happening. Not now. When the door burst open, men in dark uniforms stormed in, their faces stone cold. They surrounded me before I could even breathe.

Fuck those sacrifices. “No matter what, once in your life, someone will hurt you, that someone will take all that you are, and rip it into pieces and they won’t even watch where the pieces land. But through breakdown, you’ll learn that you’re strong, and no matter how hard they destroy you, you can conquer anyone. You’re strong, Melissa. I know, I’ve witnessed it. ” Eugene said softly.

There was one thing true about what my Dad told me once, "Life is like a piano. The white keys show happiness and the black keys show sadness, but as you venture on in life, remember that the black keys also make music." I still have a long fight ahead of me. And this time, I won't sit back and watch everyone turn their backs on me.

Seriously can this get any worse, she pouted, feeling so embarrassed. “Well, well, looks like Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum finally found some friends,” a snooty voice called out behind them and Sam cringed. She should’ve known better than asking how things could get worse, even only in her mind, because as soon as she does, BAM! It gets worse.

Played. The word echoed ominously. As they left the gala, Emily knew something had shifted. Not broken. But cracked. And cracks, once formed, never truly disappear.