Stop Right There の小説・ストーリー

“Don’t go.” She stopped.

Anything. Nothing.

, I say, "for good" "That's the thing. I don't want to be done with you for good", he stares straight ahead.

Each word vibrated all the way to her toes. "Do these hurt?" She jingled the two clips together. "They can, but I'll let you decide how tight you can handle them." She looked away. "I can't believe I'm agreeing to this." His hand came out and one finger brought her chin around. "It all stops if you want it to. The word 'red' is most often used." "Red?" "'No,' 'no more,' and 'stop' are often said when in the heat of the moment. You need a word that means stop immediately."

It was then her message came in asking about the refund. When he was messaging her to order her to leave the store immediately, he saw that there was no signal on his phone anymore. Peter raised his head to Silas and asked, “What is the meaning of this?” Silas served Peter tea, “What are you talking about, Mr. Hall.” “There’s no signal on my phone.” “Oh, really? Perhaps it’s malfunctioning?” Silas smiled. Peter’s body shivered as he was overwhelmed by rage. He clenched his fists and said, “No funny business. I’m warning you.”

Deliberately. And then, it stopped.

Set it back down exactly where it had been. For whoever needed to see it next.

They had protected her while forcing me to apologize. Now, they were finally holding me. However, I didn't want them anymore. Slowly, I pried his fingers away one by one. "Hunter, it's not that you can't live without me. You just can't accept that the person who had always waited for you finally stopped waiting."

Eli was quiet for a long moment. "Okay," he said finally. "Two weeks. We stay professional at work. We maintain collaborative energy. And then, when the campaign closes, we stop pretending." "Stop pretending," I repeated. "Stop pretending this is only professional," Eli said. "Stop pretending you don't feel this. Stop pretending you're not scared. Just... be honest about all of it." "I can do that," I said, though I wasn't entirely confident it was true. "Can you?" Eli asked. "Or will you spend two weeks rebuilding walls so you're safe again?"