I've Been Quiet For So Long Novels & Stories

He keeps quiet for what felt like eternity, and I was about to open my mouth again when takes my breath away with his sweet voice. "I'm fine here." He is not looking at me, but he is talking to me. He is talking? Apart from last night when he thought he was talking to his Ellie, I haven't heard his voice for more than two weeks, before that, all I heard from him for days were nothing but yelling and shouts. That is how long he has been mute. I can't help but stare at him, and him not staring back at me gives me the courage to stare more. He talked!

“After long enough, you stop noticing the quiet. It just becomes the shape of things.” Something about the way he said it sat heavily in my chest. Not pity… something closer to recognition. “My mom and I have been on our own for a long time,” I said. “She works two jobs some weeks. I spent a lot of my teenage years in empty rooms pretending it was fine.” I paused. “I know what it is when quiet becomes normal. When you stop expecting anything different.” He looked at me for a long moment without speaking.

Becaus‌e if I d⁠on‌’t‌ see Aria right now, I mi‌g⁠ht drown in⁠ my own thoug⁠hts before the day ends. The house feels too‌ quiet. To‍o still. It’s been like thi⁠s for weeks — the silence betwe‌en Damon and me slowl⁠y growing roots, turning into som‍et⁠hing we both⁠ preten‍d n‌ot⁠ to notice.

I exhaled—long, shuddering. The quiet hadn’t broken. It had flexed. Hard. And this time, it held teeth.

No one irritating me. Just silence. The kind that doesn’t feel peaceful. I sat there for a long time without moving. And for the first time in two years, I realized I had absolutely nobody to call.

“Tell me.” She drew in a breath, let it out. “For two years, the quiet was the enemy. It was the space where I wondered where you were. It was the sound of Lily sleeping while I watched the door. The quiet meant I was alone with it all.” She lifted her gaze to him. “Now it’s just… quiet.”

But I just couldn’t! Why are you so quiet? Please don't tell me you're still thinking or the kiss we shared huh? Please don't. I'm sorry I did that tho. I just haven't kiss anyone for a long time. Why are you so quiet? Please don't tell me you're still thinking or the kiss we shared huh? Please don't. I'm sorry I did that tho. I just haven't kiss anyone for a long time. Why are you so quiet? Please don't tell me you're still thinking or the kiss we shared huh? Please don't. I'm sorry I did that tho. I just haven't kiss anyone for a long time.

“So, what’s eating you?” I looked out at the trees again. “Everything.” She waited. “I hate the quiet,” I said. “Right now, with Edward breathing down our necks, Noah writing letters like he’s Shakespeare’s violent cousin, and Bella glowing like a lightbulb... it’s too quiet.” “Quiet isn’t always peace,” Sienna said. “No. Sometimes it’s just the moment before everything falls apart.” She leaned back on her hands, face tilted toward the sky. “I’m tired of waiting for the sky to crack.”

W-what did she just say? “You know, ever since that day in the classroom when you met the old man and I got my panic attack. I’ve never had an attack or had to take my tablets since then. I only realized that after I could see you for the last few days. As much as I love my brother and as much as I’m happy he’s home… it’s all still empty.” “Atlas…” My words forming in my throat unable to escape. She remains silent too; minutes ticking by. “So four years huh?” She finally speaks again breaking the silence and I sigh, pinching the bridge of my nose as her question sets at the pit of my stomach. Unstable emotions of living her filling my head.

He said the last part with a deep tone " Bye." Malik said then he left. I just watched him going. I fucked up... again! I looked down quietly and started sipping my coffee. It was silent, so silent. This silence is so odd in this house. They didn't talk. they were just eating quietly and I dread it... This silence is just making me more anxious. Every second that passes by makes my heart heavy I need at least one of them normally with me " Uhm... Why are you guys so silent? "