Unsteady Novels & Stories

⸻ Back in the center— Aria’s breathing became uneven. ⸻ Because now— ⸻ she wasn’t connected in the same way. ⸻ Not fully. ⸻ Not smoothly. ⸻ It hurt. ⸻ Not physically. ⸻ But mentally. ⸻ Like pieces of something were pulling away from her— ⸻ and others were trying to reconnect. ⸻ “…It’s unstable,” she said. ⸻ Lena’s grip tightened. ⸻ “Then we stabilize it.”

Ashley wondered how could Arien be so uninterested in trending news. "What happened?" She asked "Hump! Devian Ace announced that he would not collaborate with them and as the result their stocks decreased in the market and all the other companies withdrew their deals. They are finished!" Ashley was jobless now but she was more happy because of the downfall of the Chester. "Really!" Arien jumped up "Devian Ace?" She thought. "Are these all coincidence?" "Silly girl, why would I lie to you? But now I have to find a job" Ashley said.

--- --- Of something that didn’t need to be explained. --- --- And in that moment— --- Elena realized something. --- --- This— --- What they had— --- It wasn’t fragile. --- --- It wasn’t something that would break at the slightest shift. --- --- It wasn’t something that needed constant reassurance to survive. --- --- It was… steady. --- --- And steady things? --- --- They don’t shake easily. --- --- They don’t fall apart when tested. --- --- They don’t disappear when things get quiet. --- ---

The room flickered again. Slight instability. Not collapse. Reaction.

Stacey said going through hangers as Alex and Matthew stood by the side "What's a ducky wucky?" Alex asked Matthew, who just shrugged. "Stacey I can put pick my own clothes you know, I have fashion sense." "Judging by what you currently have on, I don't think so," Stacey said. "What's wrong with what I have on?" Alex wondered, looking down at his clothes. "It's lacks fashion sense." Matthew filled in for Stacey, while she nodded in agreement making Alex sigh. "Now go try this on, after that, we are getting you a new hairdo-"

But calculating too fast to stay passive. Ready for the next move.

There was no time to change her mind. She stood in the middle of the room and started swaying. People thought she was going to dance but in reality, she only moved around swaying while looking at the golden hairpin. After about three seconds, she opened her mouth and sweetly sang one of the melodies from her home. The eunuch was so dumbfounded he wanted to clean his ears and listen to what she was singing again. The completely different language added a more dark undertone to her song but it was really moving. She looked so sweet and yet so vicious that the eunuch could not help but shudder in fear. Her voice really was not bad.

The apartment was practically fifteen minutes away but Debby felt she was already late and she needed to get going soon. "It's downstairs." Leona announced. "Alright thanks, see you later." Debby rushed, giving a hug to Leona before rushing off. "Please no Starbucks otherwise Eric and I will have to take away your credit card." This made Leona laugh. "It's cravings!" With that Debby rushes to out to see her Uber waiting for her. She was still very clumsy with everything. Being on time and making good impressions with strangers. At times she forgot her phone wherever she went. She was still adjusting to her new environment. At times she forgot to reply to text messages, she saw them but would