Novel & Cerita You Can't Hide From Yourself

“I’m not talking about the song and dance you put on for the rest of the world, Madonna. I’m talking about the inside, the part you hide from everyone else.” “What makes you think I’m hiding?” She struggles to hold eye contact, and slow blinks give her the reprieve she needs. Her lips part as frustration creeps in, and she pulls away, only stopped by the closed door behind her. “I’m not hiding.” I lower my arm, straightening my back. “Okay, you keep telling yourself that lie, and you might start believing it.” I’m poked in the chest before I can stop her, and then she pokes me again. “You don’t know me any more than I know you.” She turns away, tugging open the heavy door. “I don’t know why

She whispers. "Huh?" "That's not you." She explains patiently. "Whatever you've been through, whatever made you hate yourself so much and isolate yourself from everyone you loved most in the world...you can stop doing that. You don't have to hide your feelings and you don't have to pretend anymore."

“Shhh. Shhh. There, there. Do you want me to hire a personal bodyguard for you? Just to be safe” “I don’t know if that’s a good idea. Or should I call help from the police? Tell me something Gracey, I’m afraid” “Tell me it’s not a death threat” “It’s not” “Okay, rest for now. We will figure it out tomorrow” “Okay. I will try” “Hai, hai. Oyasumi” All that is left to bring you pain, are the memories. If you face those, you’ll be free. You can’t spend the rest of your life hiding from yourself;

"That's what makes it a choice. You're not running anymore. You stopped running eight months ago when you decided to build something. But you're still hiding the parts of yourself that could be hurt again. And that's going to limit everything you build." "Including Nora," I said. "Including you," she replied. "Nora will be fine. Children are resilient. It's the mothers who get stuck." "So, what do I do?" I asked. "Stop hiding," she said as she settled back against the pillow, which meant she's running low on energy but not on opinions. "With Jonathan. With what you feel. With asking people to stay instead of watching them leave." "What if they leave anyway?" "Then they leave," she said. "But

No more running, no more hiding. It was time to face the consequences of my actions. ***

“Lucian knows now, so why not everyone else? Why not let you be your full self wherever you are?” My full self? What would that even look like? Even in Moonglow, I had to hide certain things depending on who was on the phone, or when writing letters. To be truly honest about everything at all times… It was a new feeling, a new idea. I didn’t hate it. “It’s time to be your true self, Aria,” Cathy said. “You don’t have to hide anymore.”

"Silly, what I mean is I'm happy because I know you love my brother. You're hurting because you love him, right?" She nodded, then patted her heart. "The pain here... it's like it was killing my heart." She was breathing deeply. "I kept on telling myself that I could take the pain, but I couldn't. I don't know why I'm hurting like this. Maybe it's because I love Zeus too much; no matter what I tell myself, someone already owns him. " "Freya..." Beth rubbed her back. If you are really hurt because of that man, I could help you hide from him again. I don't want you to be hurt like this. So just say it and I will help you. "

“How? Everyone saw that video. Everyone thinks she’s a monster now. And I… I did that.” He didn’t answer right away, just kept holding me, one hand on my back. “You’re going to have to face it,” he said finally. “You’ll have to be honest, with yourself and with others. But running won’t help. And hiding behind Madison won’t either.”

I’m ready. And I don’t hide anymore.

There was no escape. “I’ve never seen this many reflections of myself before,” I mumbled. I meant it for me, but of course, he heard. “You’ll get used to it,” he said, like this was normal. Like this wasn’t insane. “Most people spend their lives hiding from themselves. I prefer the truth, however distorted.”