Things That Are Broken Novels & Stories

“Like something was off. Even when nothing was wrong.” She swallowed. “And sometimes… things would happen.” The room stayed quiet. Listening. “What kind of things?” Lyra asked gently. Thalia hesitated again. Then— “Small things,” she said. “At first.” Her fingers tightened slightly. “Like what?” “…Things breaking,” she said. The elders exchanged a glance. “I didn’t touch them,” she added quickly. “They would just… crack. Or fall. Or stop working.” “And you didn’t question it?” the older man asked.

“Did you do something wrong that would make me angry?” The question hit me like a punch, I blinked. Her eyes finally met mine. I stared at her, something was definitely wrong. I just didn’t know what, she took another drink, then laughed softly. Not a happy laugh, the kind that came from pain. “You know…” Her voice was distant. “Sometimes people think broken things can be repaired if they glue the pieces back together.” I said nothing, and she continued. “But even if the cracks disappear…” Her fingers tightened around the bottle. “…you still remember where they were.”

I know that I am crossing the line but dude, I am not exaggerating as I don't want to involve myself in them again. I became kind and befriended by these creatures, but they deceived me. They broke my trust and it will never go back to the way it used to be. Once the trust is broken, it will never be the same again like the glass having its crack. Sometimes, it is better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together. In my condition, I am not the only one who became hurt as I tried to put it back together but also the people around me.

Lies and deceit. I storm over to the table and slam my fists down on it causing it to split in two. My anger still not satisfied, I take the two broken halves and hurl them through the glass window. The two broken pieces fly off into the distance never to be seen again as the glass wall that makes up the front of my home shatters into pieces in front of me. How apt. A perfect depiction of my life right now. Another stupid mistake and now everything is shattering and falling to pieces around me. Again.

My body aches, but nothing hurts as much as the emptiness growing inside my chest. I shuffle forward and kneel next to the frame, reaching for one of the wooden slats that once supported the mattress. I try to wedge it back into place, but the other side is cracked, and the bracket it belongs to has been ripped straight from the joint. I try again. It doesn’t fit. Nothing fits. He broke it beyond repair. My hands fall to my lap. I stare at the wreckage, and for a moment, I forget how to breathe. Then it all hits at once.

“Whatever’s eating you, fix it before it kills you. Because the next time you lose focus in a real fight, you won’t wake up.” He walked away, leaving me in the dim light of the training yard. My breath came out ragged, my pulse wild. I threw the blade into the ground, the metal sinking into the dirt with a dull thud. And then I sank down beside it. The smell of soil, sweat, and iron filled my lungs — grounding and suffocating at the same time. I pressed a hand over my face and let the silence swallow me. I’d broken things today. Again. Julie’s pride. Nalini’s peace. My own restraint.

Every saturday morning, the sun gleamed with pride. Thaddeus sat astride the window watching as tiny rain drops trickled down the window pane, descending in the house through the tiny crack in the roof. It should have been fixed by their dad a some sunny months ago... His thoughts flew out of proportion with the hard thuds he thought he'd heard on the weak door of his small house. Almost instantly there came a rapid second thud on the door. It was also as the first, if not harder. Whoever was knocking should be grateful Sarah was not home, it would...

You promised" "He doesn't deserve you, princess. Let him go" "I can't. I love him and we promised to be together forever" "Promises are meant to be broken, Princess." "But..... But if I let him go then I'll be all alone." "You've never been alone Princess. I'm here" "But I can't even see you" "That is because you don't want to see me. Open your eyes and look at me. Really look"

The weekend sleepovers at Nina’s continue even after the new baby is born! Almost an entire year after the baby is born, Loyalty agrees to start dating me again. It’s several more months later that she agrees to move back into the colonial with the kids, and I strive to give them a happy life. However, you can tell there are days when she’s still heartbroken over the loss of Jonny in her life. I have forever lost the rights to her whole heart, and I have to live with knowing that it’s my fault she is so broken. It’s my fault that she’ll forever be my beautiful Loyalty, but damaged!

"You are an amazing person whether you see it or not. You see everything you've been through as bad luck but I see it as struggles that you made it through and became stronger from. I'm not scared of your past, Tiffany." Tiffany exhaled through her noes. She held a worrisome and somewhat sad look on her face which made my chest ache because I knew she was finding it hard to believe and accept that someone was willing to love her despite the baggage she was carrying. "Maybe you're right," she finally said, looking at me with soft eyes. "But... I'm broken and messed up and have pieces of me all over the place. That's not something anybody should have to deal with, Noah."