Lahat ng Kabanata ng Vows Written In Silence : Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 12

Mei locked the door again like it would fix everything.Chain. Bolt. Handle checked twice.Zoya watched her do it and hated the part of her that wanted to believe it. Like metal and wood could negotiate with men who didn't respect "no."Kenji stood near the window, peeking through the curtain like he expected the hallway to grow teeth. Eric stayed close to Zoya—no touch, no questions—but close enough that if her knees buckled, he'd catch her without making it a scene.Zoya didn't sit.If she sat, she'd feel it.If she felt it, she'd break.Her phone sat in her palm like a stone. The screen was dark. The silence on it felt personal, like it was punishing her for still hoping.Mei finally broke the quiet."Okay," she said, voice tight. "So he just... found you."Kenji looked at Zoya. "Who is he to you?"Zoya's mouth went dry. The easiest answer would have been the clean one.From school. Old friend. Nothing.But the truth never stayed clean once it left her mouth."An old problem," she