Silence!
Do you hear that?
The distant sound of chatter and laughter…
Silence!
Do you feel that?
The darkness, the loneliness, the doubt?
Silence
Did you hear that?
A name called out while the voices roared…
Silence!
Do you hear that?
A muffled sob coming from the back…
Silence!
Did you hear that?
The muttered words…”she’s pathetic”
Silence!
Do you hear that?
The sound of feet running away…
Silence!
Did you hear that?
A squeak of a door…
Silence!
Do you see that?
The wince because she doesn’t want HIM to notice…
Silence!
Do you hear it?
HE’S storming down the hall, drunk, reeking of booze and anger…
SILENCE!
Did you hear that?
The sound of angry fists on her flesh…HIM saying “It’s all your fault”
Silence!
Do you see her?
Curled into a ball, blood oozing from her lips, she never even cried…
Silence!
Did you see that?
The look in her eyes that shows the doubt permanently etched into her skin.
Silence!
Do you feel that?
The cold, the determination to end it?
SILENCE!
Do you hear that?
Her thoughts screaming out “LOSER!” “IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT!” “YOU DON’T BELONG!’

Silence!
She screams!
I bet you heard it that time…
SILENCE!
She’s had enough!
SILENCE!
She finds the gun…
SILENCE!
She’s holding the trigger!
SILENCE!
She hits the floor…
Silence…