The Office Between Us
But know that your silent leaving has been a puzzle I can't solve.
Yours, always,
Damian
The tears came faster now, a steady, silent stream that soaked the paper. Her hand covered her mouth to stifle a sob. All this time, she had been protecting a lie. A lie she had told herself to survive. She had built a fortress to keep the pain out, only to find she had also trapped all her love and joy inside. Her silence hadn’t been an act of maturity or practicality; it had been an act of fear. Fear that if she gave voice to her feelings, she would have to admit just how much she had lost and just how much she had wanted.