The Silenced Novels & Stories

[The Hidden Account] “The most dangerous lies aren’t buried in memories… they’re buried in money.” I stopped trusting silence the moment I learned the Yang family used it like a weapon. Silence before betrayal. Silence before punishment. Silence before someone disappeared. And tonight, the temporary estate was drowning in it. Rain battered the windows hard enough to sound like gunfire. The storm outside swallowed the mountains surrounding the property, cutting us off from the rest of the world. Or maybe Julian preferred it that way.

sagot nito. Pinikit ko ang mata ko at alam kong bumalik na sa lahat ulit. - Never mistake my silence for Weakness. No One plan a Murder out Loud.

Nanlalambot ang tuhod, walang magawa. Clinton slowly looked down at Cathy—isang basura sa kanyang paningin, at sa bawat salitang hindi niya masabi, mas lalo lamang siya nitong kinamumuhian. “You don’t deserve to speak. So I silenced you. And if I hear one more disgusting word from your mouth, I’ll have it sewn shut permanently. I’m not even kidding.”

The heck? Maglalakad na sana ako ulit nang magring na naman ang selpon ko. Sa pagkakataong na 'to ay hindi ko na 'yon sinagot. Instead I put my phone to silent mode. Pero ang ungas, hindi ako tinantanan. Ilang ulit na nagvibrate ang phone ko. I was about to turn it off nang tumigil ang caller followed by a text message. From Unknown Number: Liar

Bam! Sa mismong sandaling ito, biglang sinipa ang pintuan sa harapan. Umalingawngaw ang malakas na tunog sa buong silid. "Gusto mo bang mamatay o ano, Silas?" Isang mahinahon ngunit hindi masabi sa malayong boses ang narinig. Si Silas John, na ganap na nainom ng mga tabletas, ay natigilan bago likas na tumingin sa pintuan.

"Yes, Debbie. I was never angry at you or Hana. Not even Steven or Orion. Wala kayong ginawang masama sa akin." "Kasi," she said, voice softening, "We didn't know what happened to you.. pero iniisip ko rin lately, maybe not knowing was already part of the problem." I paused. She was right. But I didn't come here to hold grudges that weren't mine to carry. "I think sometimes," I said slowly, "silence isn't the crime... but choosing to stay silent when it matters? That's where the cracks start." She nodded, biting her lip. "Thorne... he's been quiet. Since the shoot. Hindi namin alam kung anong iniisip niya. Pero... we noticed it."

“I’m talking about ending everything she values. One by one. Until wala na siyang matirhan, wala nang tatanggap sa kanya, at wala na rin siyang mukhang maipapakita kahit kanino, kahit sayo.” Natahimik ako. Hindi dahil natakot ako pero dahil ang mga ganitong tao na kailangan ay hindi pinapansin ang banta. Binigyan ko siya ng katahimikan na magpapaisip kung may gagawin ba ako, o kung wala. Silence is a weapon, and I wield it well. “Alam mo namang hindi ako nagbibiro,” dagdag niya pa. “I warned you once before… and I always follow through.”

tahimik siya, hindi niya kailanman sinasabi ang buong bagay, ngunit ramdam ko ang warning. Hindi ko masabi kung bakit, ngunit ang init ng presensya niya ay nagpapalakas sa akin. Sa mga corporate manipulations, sa mga subtle na intriga, sa mga alaala ng nakaraan—ang kanyang silent support ay parang pader na nagpoprotekta sa akin.

"You'll pay for your silence and you'll pay for you and your mother's sins." Sierra took a step forward, her eyes pleading for understanding. "I didn't have a choice, Ruella," she said. "My mother made me promise to keep it a secret. And I had to protect myself too." Ruella crossed her arms, her expression unchanged, and her eyes still blazing with anger. "Protect yourself from what? From your greed?" she asked. "You never ceased to amaze me with your endless nonsense Sierra. You know what, I've counted the times when you tried to kill me. Was it twice or thrice?"

Hawak-hawak ni Fame ang pisnging sinampal ni Andrei habang humahangos na tumatakbo (kahit wala naman siyang hininga) papunta sa isang silid na madalas niyang puntahan tuwing masama ang loob niya. Narating niya ang pinto ng silid na may nakasulat na mga simbolong imposibleng maintindihan ng pangkaraniwang tao. Nakasulat dito ang mga numerong 80 - 800514 at sa ibaba nito, naroon din ang pangalan ng may-ari ng silid, si Hogan. Sa paligid ng pinto may mga simbolong nakaukit na iba't iba ang anyo at hugis na siyang nagsisilbing daluyan ng liwanag galing sa bato.