Silent Beat Novels & Stories

The man staggered backward, his foot catching on the edge of a weight bench. Time slowed. He fell, his head snapping back against the corner of a weight machine with a sickening crack. Claire stood frozen, her chest heaving as she stared at his crumpled body. The gym fell silent except for the sound of her loud breathing. Taking a shaky step forward, her knees threatened to buckle beneath her. He wasn’t moving. “Breathe, Claire. Just breathe,” she whispered, her voice trembling, but the words didn’t calm the storm raging inside her.

Leaving only one thing in its place. Silence.

He simply gave a small, shy smile and took a slight, graceful bow. ​For the first time in his life, the silence wasn't a prison he was locked inside it was a choice he was making. It was a space he owned. And as the neighborhood erupted into applause, the sound washing over him like a warm tide, Tobi realized that while he might always be "The Quiet One," his heart would always be the loudest, most vibrant thing in the room.

The steady, rhythmic sweep of the windshield wipers was the only sound inside the leather-scented cocoon of Xavier’s sedan as the autumn rain lashed against the tinted glass. Outside, the city was a blur of smeared neon lights and wet asphalt, but inside, the silence between them was thick, heavy, and humming with the aftershocks of the dinner.

I came up to Silas and stood next to him. My eyes wandered over each of their faces, searching for my mate. Soon my eyes landed on a pair of chocolate brown eyes and my heart stopped. Mate. My eyes widened and my lips parted as I stared at her in awe. It felt like everyone in the room wasn't there anymore. Silas wasn't next to me anymore. The whispering vanished. All of the seats were empty. The only things between us were the chairs. I needed to change that. I didn't waste another second of standing there upon the stage. I jumped down, creating a soft thud when my feet hit the floor. I heard some murmurs as I made my way up the middle aisle. My footsteps were light and they created no sound

" Shiloh paused. She looked Manuel straight in the eyes, a faint smile on her lips. "Want me to keep going?" Manuel went pale, but he still tried to defend himself. "It's not what you think. Rainee's always been timid. She's scared of the dark. Thunder terrifies her. Whenever there was a storm, she'd grab her stuffed bunny and come to my room. "After all these years, sleeping next to her on rainy nights just became a habit. That doesn't mean I loved her..."

Wow the chatter box is permanently silent "Mr Raza Shoaib thank Allah for the voice you have and ask Allah's forgiveness for what you've said." Baba concluded did I just day that out loud "yes you did" mehek said. Whatever at least the only pro of this marriage would be her being mute and not eating my head off. But then again why did they separate.

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.

On this silent night, I can hear my silent cries the loudest. 🔸🔸🔸

No flicker. Still… The silence screamed louder than anything else.