Mute Musician Novels & Stories

he added, starting to leave. "Wait a minute!" I called out, stopping him at the door. I shifted my gaze to the clock on the wall, watching the minute hand tick forward. When the minute hand hit ten, I unlocked my phone and found Lucas Zacker's Twitter account. Just like in my past life, he had posted a link to a music platform, accompanied by the caption: "My original solo track 'A Flicker in the Dark' awaits your listen." I clicked the link, and the familiar sound of the male vocals filled the room.

“Hey, Estelle, good to know you can talk. We thought that after we put something in your Susu in the past, you could be mute forever.” I glared at that. "What did you say?" "You don't know?" The first hybrid laughed. “We did that. We made you mute. Oh, what a joy! But seeing you can talk and find your hope, seems pretty boring, doesn't it?" "No! Stop it!” I said while covering my ears. "I don't want to hear this nonsense!" “Did you hear that? She doesn't want to hear this nonsense,” said the second hybrid. "That means we have to talk about it more, right?"