Breaking Benjamin Break The Silence Novels & Stories

" Boom— The thunder hit like it was aimed at me. Like something inside me just ripped apart. I wanted to vanish. To curl up somewhere no one could see me. But where? It was all rain. All thunder. All his voice, laughing. Then William called. "Joelle?" His voice was so calm, it cut through everything—the thunder, the rain, even the echo of Nathan's voice. "Are you crying?" I wanted to say no. Really tried. But nothing came out. And like my silence gave him the answer, the tears just broke loose. "Stay where you are," he said, steady as ever. "I'm coming to get you." *** Nathan was single again. A bunch of spoiled rich kids threw a "singles party" at the club, drowning in shots and laughs.

He whispered and walked quickly down the long hall to the stairs. Alissa watched him go until he was gone and then went lost in thought to her room. Hannah was lying on her bed talking on the phone. She ignored Alissa. "Can we talk?" She whispered and sat down on her bed. Hannah ignored her again and spoke to the person on the other end of the line. "We grew up in the same city." Hannah looked at her now. Surprise was reflected on her face. "You I have to break up. See you soon. ”She hung up and sat up. "I am listening."

"You thought I was a fool?" She knew it was useless arguing him. "Why are you silent, couldn’t answer?"" "My silence means I am tired of fighting and there is nothing left to fight for, I am tired of explaining my feelings to you but now I don't have the energy to explain them, right now I am on a self healing process and I am trying to forget everything that I ever wanted from you, I have always adapted to the changes in my life and even now I'm going to adjust and I'm not complaining, I am just trying to move on gracefully with all my dignity, I will definitely return your money, sorry and thanks for everything.” with that she walked away tears clouding her vision, rubbing it with the back

11-BEING HIM Athena woke up in an unfamiliar room, her senses immediately assaulted by an eerie silence. She lay there quietly, keeping her eyes closed, trying to gather her bearings. The beeping of the machines that surrounded the bed matched her breaths, the only indications of her heartbeat, her existence in this strange place.

Chapter 43 POV: Lydia Hart I used to believe silence was safety. If I didn’t ask, if I didn’t look too closely, if I let love fill in the gaps where truth should have been, then nothing could hurt me. Silence was the soft place I landed when the world felt sharp. Now I know better. Silence is how they move pieces without you noticing. Silence is how men like Julian Kerr and Ethan Cross decide your fate while smiling into cameras. Silence is how you wake up one morning and realize your life has become evidence.

Then someone started chanting, and everyone joined in. "Say yes! Say yes! Say yes!" They knew nothing about what Shiloh and Manuel had been through. They had no idea how much she'd suffered. How hard she'd fought to get away from him. They were just enjoying the drama, pushing her to forgive him. Shiloh felt sick. She knocked the ring out of Manuel's hand. "I won't. Manuel Preston, I'd rather die than ever get back together with you."

They giggled and whispered. Silas walked up onto the stage and stood in front of all of them with his hands placed on his hips. He cleared his throat. All of them immediately stopped talking and all eyes were on him. Power radiated off of him and his voice was loud and clear as he spoke out to them, "We have a visitor."

David's sudden outburst had put everyone on edge. I muted the family channel, put on my noise-canceling headphones, and pulled up a silent film I'd downloaded onto a tablet. Black and white pictures. No sound. This was the world I needed.