Today I Give Up Trying Novels & Stories

Three days later, I was going back to my rented apartment with a burger in hand when I saw Margaret and Alex standing outside at a distance. Alex was dressed modestly. He was standing off to the side with his head lowered and was nervously fidgeting with his fingers. Margaret nudged him. “Wesley’s here. Go on, say something.” He struggled for a moment, then forced the words out of his throat. “Please come back home.” I put on a stunned expression. The burger slipped from my hand and fell to the ground.

I had hopes for a better life, I was fooling myself, nothing good ever happened to people like me. On third try, I got the same results. I fell back down. I didn’t give up. frustrated, I tried again and this time I succeeded. The moment I put wait on my foot, it screamed in pain, but I pushed through it. No, it wasn’t the time for it give up on me. Not now, not when my life depended on it. I thought as I stood. Twigs broke under the heavy rushed footsteps that were getting closer by the second.

That's all in the past now, my Dad is now a part of the witch's gang. As I paid attention to "Fix You" by Coldplay" on the radio. I wondered if there was someone that could fix me. It is one of my favorite songs to listen to every morning. I'd say it gives me some sort of hope and inspiration. I began to sing the song: "When you try your best, but you don't succeed When you get what you want, but not what you need When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep Stuck in reverse And the tears come streaming down your face

Few more minutes until it turned dark and I went back home. I feel like a loser. I am slowly drifting away. It seems like I am caught in a battle I cannot win. And I fight alone. I am truly quiet at the outside appearance but inside my head, I am talking loudly with myself. Am I giving up? I cannot win. But I want him, It’s not easy. I will miss him. You’re always on your own. It’s gone. It never happened. Move on. Maybe it’s time to give up.

I closed my eyes as I sang to tune into the music only. “Some things I cannot change,…But till I try, I'll never know…Losing love I guess I've lost..Well, if that's love…It comes at much too high a cost!…I'd sooner buy…Defying gravity.…Kiss me goodbye,…I’m defying gravity.…I think I'll try…Defying Gravity…And you won't bring me down.…I’d sooner buy…Defying gravity.…Kiss me goodbye,…I’m defying gravity.…I think I'll try…Defying Gravity…And you won't bring me down.…Bring me down!…Ahhahhoahh”

I know you've got the best intentions Just trying to find the right words to say I promise, I've already learned my lesson But right now, I wanna be not okay I'm so tired, sitting here waiting If I hear one more "Just be patient" It's always gonna stay the same... So let me just give up So let me just let go If this isn't good for me Well, I don't wanna know Let me just stop trying Let me just stop fighting I don't want your good advice or reasons why I'm alright

Too proud. And now she was doing the same to me. Karma's a bitch. I lay back on the couch. Closed my eyes. Tomorrow I'd try again. And the day after that. And the day after that. However long it took. Because giving up wasn't an option. Even if she already had. My phone buzzed. I grabbed it so fast I almost dropped it. Text from Mike. *How'd it go?* I stared at the message. Typed back: *It didn't.*

(noun: Loss) I give up my chance which is the crucial last two minutes call in a basketball finals series. I give up my last mango shake which specifies the yellow fruit from the green drizzle stopping the late freeze by a too early ripening. I give up my time which is the best time to quit and not the best time to quit trying. I give up my space which is you know I do not really know nor recognize for its territoriality, its formation of forlorn insects.

he said fidgeting his fingers. "I can try," I said in a hopeful voice. "How could you? When you are the problem." He finally said looking at me with tear-filled eyes. I never thought that I would hear those words from Jay in my life. ............................................................................................................. When you try your best but don't succeed When you get what you want but not what you need When you feel so tired but you can't sleep Stuck in reverse The tears come streaming down your face When you lose something you can't replace

What did it matter to him? Later, when I checked my phone again after dinner, I saw he had deleted his question and replaced it with, "Hope you’re having a great time." Then I received a voice message from him. The first thirty seconds were just the sound of wind, followed by his slurred, drunken voice at the end: "…Honey." "The house feels so quiet now. Every day, I feel so tired… no one supports me, no one believes in me. It feels like I've gone back to the old days.”