I Said Yes

By Tessa Hart

She didn't leave.
She didn't explode her life.
She just stopped agreeing by default.

When Claire moves cities for her partner, the change feels reasonable. Expected. Temporary, even. She adapts the way she always has-quietly, competently, without friction.

Nothing is wrong.
And yet, something begins to thin.

As small choices accumulate, Claire starts to notice how often she makes things easier by making herself smaller. The realization doesn't arrive as a crisis, but as a pause-a series of subtle refusals, private adjustments, and moments of attention that slowly reshape the life she's living.

I Said Yes is a restrained, intimate novella about adaptation, presence, and the difference between fitting in and belonging. It explores what happens when someone chooses to stay-not out of momentum or obligation, but with awareness.

This is not a story about leaving.
It's a story about noticing.
And about what it takes to remain visible inside your own life.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GHQSKKG7
• ISBN13: 9798243975193
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"