Still, I Chose Me
- Reads 21
- Votes 0
- Parts 10
Complete Sat, Apr 26, 202513m
Lira thought love was about fighting harder, staying longer, and forgiving faster.
But when Andrei-her ex-bestfriend and almost-love-comes back into her life just when she's finally healing, old wounds open again.
Between thesis deadlines, stolen glances, and half-meant promises, Lira must decide:
Should she risk her heart again for someone still learning how to keep it?
Or is it finally time to choose herself-pain, hope, and all?
A bittersweet story about second chances, almosts, and the beautiful kind of love that starts from within.
All Rights Reserved
#440
self-love
Join the largest storytelling communityGet personalized story recommendations, save your favourites to your library, and comment and vote to grow your community.
You may also like
Her Name Was Charity
She thought love was supposed to hurt. Until the man who promised forever nearly took her life. Charity Miller is a 27-year-old journalist who's always hidden her wounds behind ambition and perfection. After five years with a charming but narcissistic boyfriend, she finds herself trapped in a cycle of emotional abuse, fear, and silence. When a violent, life-shattering night forces her to run for her life, Charity begins the long, painful journey back to herself. What follows is a raw and powerful story of survival, self-discovery, and healing. With the help of therapy, faith, and an unexpected connection with a man who teaches her what love is supposed to feel like, Charity learns to rebuild-not just her life, but her identity. But healing isn't linear. And freedom comes with a price.Complete
When We Meet Again
They met when they were six - a shy girl with flower pins in her hair and a boy with a grin too bright for the classroom. From sharing crayons and chocolate bars under the mango tree, Grace and Danielle grew up side by side, two halves of one beautiful friendship. But as the years passed, friendship turned into something softer... deeper. Grace fell first - and she fell hard. When she finally confessed, their story almost became something more. Almost. One late-night message changed everything. And just like that, the girl who dreamed of forever and the boy who once promised always became strangers. Eight years later, Grace is twenty-one - a business student with new dreams, new friends, and a heart she swore she'd never risk again. But fate has a habit of bringing the past back when you least expect it. Because one ordinary afternoon, she sees him again - her first love - standing in the same university canteen. The same smile. The same eyes. The same boy who once broke her heart. As old memories resurface and unspoken feelings linger, Grace must decide whether love that once faded can ever bloom again. Is there such a thing as second chances? Or are some stories meant to stay in the past?Complete
Second Chance
The past was just a memory until he walked through her door. Now, she's facing everything she left behind...and the one person she never really let go of. In a story of second chances and hidden truths, some flames refuse to die. *** "You don't get it, do you? I've been tearing myself apart trying to let you go, convincing myself I could forget you. But here I am-again-and it kills me that I still care."Complete
Love, Light, & Liberation
Just another cliché teenage love story, or is it? a/n: this story will be undergoing revision after I finish writing the entire book
LOVE AND JOY
Just another typical love story. Maybe with a twist?Complete
The Storm Inside
Some people come into your life like a gentle breeze and leave like a storm... or at least, that's what she believed. Elina thought she had lost him forever the boy who once felt like home, the boy who made her believe in love. But life isn't just about endings; sometimes, it gives you a chance to rewrite the story. A story of love, heartbreak, and finding your way back... when two broken hearts learn that maybe, just maybe, some goodbyes were never meant to last.
Mai Agar Kahoon ~ An Echo of hearts
✧ 𝐉𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢 𝐤𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐨, 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐢 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐩𝐲𝐚𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐥 𝐤𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐨. 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯-𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐡 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐞, 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐚-𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐤𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦 𝐣𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐢 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐮𝐣𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐭𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐢. 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐢 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐣𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐛 𝐤𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐢.✧ ･ﾟﾟ･*:༅｡.｡༅:*ﾟ:*:✼✿ ✿✼:*ﾟ:༅｡.:༅｡.｡
The Sun Shines Brightest in June (Completed) gxg
Just s short little story about young love, self discovery, and finding happiness even when things don't go the way we hoped they would.Complete
She thought love was supposed to hurt. Until the man who promised forever nearly took her life. Charity Miller is a 27-year-old journalist who's always hidden her wounds behind ambition and perfection. After five years with a charming but narcissistic boyfriend, she finds herself trapped in a cycle of emotional abuse, fear, and silence. When a violent, life-shattering night forces her to run for her life, Charity begins the long, painful journey back to herself. What follows is a raw and powerful story of survival, self-discovery, and healing. With the help of therapy, faith, and an unexpected connection with a man who teaches her what love is supposed to feel like, Charity learns to rebuild-not just her life, but her identity. But healing isn't linear. And freedom comes with a price.
More detailsContent Guidelines