When She Said No Novels & Stories

I say “No” she protests “I’m not listening to you on this topic. What I said is final” I remark and she sighs.

His expression remained calm, but his clenched fists trembled slightly. I raised my head and met everyone’s eyes. A faint smile tugged at my lips. “We got as far as... him going home to meet someone, get engaged, and dump me.” Silence fell over the living room. My mother looked like she was choking back her frustration. My father cleared his throat and awkwardly looked away. As for Cameron, his face darkened right before everyone’s eyes. Moon quickly asked, “So, you really don’t want the engagement anymore?” “I don’t.” My answer was firm and decisive. There was not the slightest hint of hesitation.

he asked, his voice carefully light. He was trying not to spook her. “I don’t know,” she said, as she looked away from him and at her lap. “That’s not a no,” he said. Didn’t he think she knew that? “It’s not a yes either,” she snapped. He looked at her, all serious, and asked, “Are you saying no?” The fight drained out of her and her shoulders slumped. She wanted to hide her face even as she said, “No.” “No, it’s not a no or...?” Aris asked with the hint of a smile on his lips.

I had a really strong buzz going now and the main emotion I was feeling was sad. "Sh'es rejecting me man," I said frowning down at my beer. "Did she say that? What did she really say?" he proded and I had to rack my brain to think. I had already begun to shut down mentally after she said no. "She said she wasn't ready to settle down or start a family and that she still had lots of traveling she wanted to do. She didn't want me traveling with her on shoots,"I replied sullenly.

She can't even look at me. “I am sorry for rejecting you, Ari.” The silence that stretches between us is deafening. Until she breaks it with a word that clangs through me so harshly. “No.” “ari-“ “No, zade. You don’t get to do this. Not now,” she is shaking her head, looking at her fingers before her eyes find mine. “Then when?” I hold eye contact. “Tell me when and I will do it then. Because this is the truth. We bot can’t run away from it any longer.”

she said My smile faltered for a moment, and I felt a surge of anger at her words. But I quickly regained my composure, my expression smoothing out into a mask of calm. "Oh, Mother," I said, my voice dripping with venom. "You really have no idea how much I'm looking forward to seeing you succeed... and then fail." I leaned in closer, my eyes glinting with malice. "You see, I have a plan, and it doesn't involve you coming out on top."

“Agreed.” “No,” she says. Everyone looks at her. “No,” she repeats, standing. “I don’t agree to any of this.”

he said quietly, “you should have said no.” “And do what? Ruin the business deal? Walk away from everything I’ve ever known?” She laughed bitterly. “You have no idea what it’s like.” “You’re right,” he said, and something cold flashed across his face. “I don’t. Because when I don’t want something, I say no.” “Well, good for you,” she said quietly, unable to keep the resentment out of her voice. “Must be nice having that kind of power. I believe you can call it off then.”

"If you said yes." "I know you were," I said. "I wanted you to say no," she said. "But I was ready to do it if you did not." "I know," I said. "That is exactly who you are and I am glad you are that person and I am telling you no anyway." She was quiet for a moment.

She knew. “No.” She blinked. “What?” “I said no. I’m going to Nocturne too.” The lie — or maybe it wasn’t a lie anymore — tore out of me, fast and final. “You’re coming with me.” “No, you’re not.” She fired back, fast, her chin lifting. That rebellion from earlier had set it again, flooding her face. “You’re just saying that because you’re a control freak who can’t stand people having their way unless you permit it.”