C63 The Silence That Divides Us

The question struck Hazel harder than anything else. Her breath caught in her throat. Her eyes searched Theo's face for answers, but all she found was an unyielding wall of cold indifference. Her tongue felt tied, and the words she wanted to say were stifled by fear.

"I..." she whispered, but no other words followed. She simply stood there, allowing tears to stream down her face