Too Late Novels & Stories

"It's too early." "He's coming anyway." She was already up, already reaching for my coat with hands that weren't quite steady. "Whatever he thinks about your timing." I laughed, one broken, startled sound, because even now, even “here”, some part of me was still trying to finish a sentence I'd never get to say out loud. It would have to wait. He wasn't waiting for anything. Mara pulled the door open and shouted down the hallway. "Mae! We need the truck!"

“Grandma said you make him sad.” My stomach sank immediately. Mrs. Voss must have said something in front of them earlier. Something they had repeated without understanding the meaning. I forced another smile. “Well,” I said softly, “sometimes grown-ups just have difficult days.” They seemed satisfied with that answer and quickly returned to their game. But the damage had already been done. The guilt pressed heavily on my chest. Just then, my phone vibrated in my pocket. I checked the screen and it’s a message from my mother.

"Hey. Is Ari running late?" "Late?" Vanessa pulled a glass from the rack. "She hasn't shown up at all. And she hasn't called." "Maybe she's sick again." "Maybe. But that's the thing, Gerald. She always texts. Even when she's just ten minutes behind, she sends me a message. Last time she was sick, she told me before I even asked." Vanessa set the glass down without pouring anything. "I tried calling her an hour ago. Nothing." "Nothing like it rang and she didn't answer?"

I just wish I could make it on time With God's grace I reached the spot at sharp 8. I met my friends; Theodore, for us just Theo, Jaden and josh " Hey, Luke, you are so dead, man and you will make us die with you." Jaden said " Hey... What the fuck is happening bro? I got no clue, man" " You know we should be here at 7, man." Josh sighed " It's not new, Luke." Theo palmed his face Oh goodness! OH MY FUCKING GOODNESS, I am a whole damn hour late

They are identical. "I am fine", " I am fine" the boys answered uniformly. That was when the grandparents knew their names were Tim and Lee. "Eehhm. Who's Tim and who's Lee?" Julia asked.Looking from one to the other? "I am Tim" Tim answered from his left. "I am Lee" Lee answered the from his right. "Ok, Tim here and Lee here" Julia confirms. He looked at them and still knew he would soon get confused again. Once they stood up and they were not in his right and left position, he would mix it up again.

This way, you won't be able to recognize me in your next life, right, Shayla? Please, just give me one more chance to love you.

𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚞𝚙!! ~𝙽𝚂

Too late. Always— too late. And as everything fades— one final thought echoes— clear. Sharp. Terrifying. He was right there. He almost saved me. Almost. But almost— isn’t enough. And this time— He missed me— by seconds.

~~~~Talia~~~~ “You're already too late,” I read the sentence over again. It was just four words, but those words sliced through my chest, it left me confused because this literally have no meaning at all to me. Already too late? For what exactly? I mean, Anya left this building just like ten minutes ago… this wasn't ten days ago, and it's saying I was already too late? Damn it! Already too late for just ten to fifteen minutes? The fact that this picture was taken just recently made me freeze again, I considered informing Larry, but no,not this time again. Everytime

TAMSIN James was two hours late. I stood in the living room, watching the candles gutter in their holders. Condensation wept down the champagne bottle. The ice had long since melted. Seven o'clock had come and gone. "I wouldn't miss it for the world, Tammy." That's what he'd said when I invited him. When I told him I had something special planned. It was nine o'clock now. I dialed his number for the third time, thumb hovering over the call button. Please don't be drunk. Please don't make me regret this.