Close Enough To Hurt (Suselle short story)

Susie has a reputation: untouchable, sharp-tongued, the girl no one dares to cross. It's easier that way-if she keeps everyone at arm's length, no one can see how terrified she really is. Terrified of what it means to feel this way about her best friend.

Noelle is everything Susie isn't-gentle, warm, and completely unafraid of love. Being around her feels like sunlight after a storm, but Susie can't let herself get burned. So she hides behind sarcasm and late-night smirks, pretending it doesn't hurt when Noelle smiles at someone else. Pretending she doesn't stay awake wondering what it would be like if things were different.

But as their friendship starts to blur into something messier, Susie's walls begin to crack. And when the truth threatens to spill out, she has to choose: keep running from who she is, or risk everything-her pride, her heart, maybe even Noelle-to finally be honest.

Raw, emotional, and heartbreakingly real, Close Enough To Hurt is a story about fear, love, and the dangerous beauty of wanting something you're not sure you're allowed to have.