You Won't See Me Fall Apart Novels & Stories

"How do you do that? Stay steady through all of this. I've watched you get knocked down more times in the last month than most people face in years, and every single time you get back up faster than I do." "I've had a lot of practice getting back up," I said quietly. "It's not that I don't feel it. I feel every bit of it. I've just learned that falling apart doesn't actually make anything hurt less, so I might as well save the energy for something more useful." "That's a harder lesson than it sounds like it should be."

I could not finish. "What about me?" His voice was a mere whisper. I shook my head. "You… you look at me like I am something you want. And I do not understand that. I do not understand why. I do not understand what you see." He let a few beats pass by. Then he spoke. "I see someone who refuses to break. I see someone who keeps standing even when everyone wants her to fall." I let out a dry laugh. "Isn't it funny how no one but you sees that?"

"Don't mind me, I'm just trying to blind myself by poking my eyes out!" Beverly continued, "I'd like to make a wish now." "Go ahead."

Ask that I overlook this and fight for our love. But today it was nothing. Nothing but just some shattered dreams and wasted years. I picked up the papers and tried not to squeeze it or tear them into pieces and throw at his face as a punishment for giving up on us but instead I do nothing but watch. I watched him lean down to kiss her again and I ran out of the room, holding onto the tears that was welling in my eyes. “ Lock the door on your way out.” I heard him scream after me and my world crumbled.

If this doesn't work out, it won't break me. It might very well kill me, but I know I won't let it break me. I've already been broken and I refuse to fall apart again.

Adam I stood transfixed to the ground like I was electrocuted. I'm really shocked by that expectation. I was shocked that I had to stare at the girl in complete shock. I could feel a different sparkle of shock run down my spine. I'm still in a great dilemma, I find it hard to believe that she just fell down for the sky. I couldn't fathom how she fell down from the sky. I stood still, staring at her with complete shock. This is really more than my imagination. I couldn't believe this. I stood with my legs, wobbling in fear.

he said softly His voice was calm steady grounding and that scared me because I didn’t want to depend on him again I didn’t want old habits to crawl back in and trap me But in that moment I also didn’t have the strength to pull away He moved in front of me and crouched down so I’d look at him “You don’t have to be strong right now It’s allowed to fall apart sometimes” “I’m not falling apart” “You are” he said “And it’s okay” Something in his eyes softened and I looked away quickly because I didn’t want to see it didn’t want to feel what it woke up inside me Not now Not when everything was already too much

“I feel like I’ve failed them. I let this all happen.” No, she said firmly. You’re still breathing. That means you haven’t failed yet. I sank to the ground and covered my face with my hands. “Why does everything feel like it’s falling apart?”

~What am I now? What am I now? What if I'm someone I don't want around? I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm falling What if I'm down? What if I'm out? What if I'm someone you won't talk about? I'm falling again, I'm falling again, I'm falling~ -(Harry Styles) Falling --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Stefanos: I watched out from the large expanse of my window, as the curtains fluttered with the soft breeze singing outside the walls of the tower. The view of the garden outside was magnificent as always with a few flowers missing here and there.

I slid down the cool wood of the door, pulling my knees to my chest, wrapping my arms tightly around myself, desperately trying to gather the scattered pieces of my fractured heart, to hold the remnants of myself together. He didn’t get to see me fall apart again. Not today. Not ever.