You Shouldn't Have Come Here

by Jeneva Rose

There was something both beautiful and terrifying about isolation. It made you feel important and insignificant at the same time.

Finally, a thriller. This one promised a twisty ending I wouldn’t see coming. It seemed every thriller promised that these days, but few actually delivered.

I had traveled so far to see the world in a different light, but it somehow always looked the same.

There are so many things that are decided for us. We don’t choose where we’re born, who we’re born to, how our parents raise us, what values they instill in us, or even how long they’re a part of our lives. I hate that part of life, not having any control over it. It smacks you right in the face whenever it wants, and you’re just expected to take the hit and carry on.

When you’ve seen the worst in people, it’s hard to unsee it. It’s in all of us.

I had become an afterthought in my own life.

But not everything was meant to be free. Some things had to be kept in cages.

Every relationship eventually loses its luster. You get bored. It becomes routine, mundane. And then you find yourself seeking that excitement and spark elsewhere.

Most people didn’t like silence, but I thought of it as a luxury. When you’re surrounded by noise and chaos, it’s the quiet that makes you feel alive.

She had her catch of the day, and I had mine. Grace just didn’t know it yet. She was my catch.

Everything becomes dull eventually. We just get used to it.

I was surprised. He was a man of his word. Most men weren’t.

Disappointment kept people wanting more. It was fuel for their desires.

You never really know a person.

I think Grace is worth fighting for, worth risking it all for.”

suit. It’s ironic how the ones you care for most are the ones that are most easily able to crawl inside you and do damage.