The Silent Goodbye
"Maybe cutting off your sister's medical bills will remind you of your place."
At the mention of her sister, Nissa's head snapped up, eyes wide, face pale.
Tears poured from her already red-rimmed eyes. She scrambled forward on hands and knees, clutching desperately at his pant leg, begging without words.
Benjamin's expression did not change. Only the corners of his lips curled slightly, cold and cruel.
The silence terrified her even more. She bent low, forehead to the floor, and began to beg in earnest.
Each time her forehead hit the floor was harder than the last, until blood bloomed faintly against the tile.