C29 Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Storm Within

She had been quiet for hours now. Too quiet.

She sat curled up on the couch, knees drawn to her chest, staring blankly at the skyline. Her phone was clutched in her hand-like it might slip through her fingers and vanish if she let go.

The air was thick, heavy, and suffocating in that room. She hadn't moved or spoken, and each time I tried catching her eye