Chapter 77

• BROKEN
• Seconds of lull ticks into minutes.
• As the weight of the tense silence hangs heavy in the air, it feels like an eternity passes, each moment stretched thin with the palpable tension between us. I kneel before him, unmoving, while he stands there, his gaze fixed upon me with an intensity that borders on disbelief. His mouth opens and closes, a silent symphony of unspoken words, as if he is grappling with thoughts too tumultuous to articulate.