Seeing The Silence by Tyler Lace (dark books to read txt) 📕

I was going to be alone today. I didn't regret relying on two people for friendship in high school (even when Rose refused to answer my text when I got to school). My brother went to some secondary college, and, before that, he went to a school for the 'Academically Achieved', and I slightly envied him, and he envied me. I think he just had enough of getting picked on for being a 'dork' whenever he saw his old classmates at my school, which was fair enough. He transferred in year seven so I never got to spend time with him in school.

The bell cut through my thoughts. I jumped up, everyone's chairs scraping against the floor in an echo, and walked out. I clutched my books against my chest until I reached my locker. It took me five tries to get the books to stay in without falling out. That was always embarrassing-

I spun around as someone tapped me on my shoulder. My shield automatically went up and I was ready to attack someone with my pencil, seeming Andy wasn't here to just make them sick from sarcasm poisoning.

Their eyes widened and their eyebrows hid underneath his dark bangs. I was such an idiot.

His eyes darted from me to the pencil. Getting the message, I lowered my weapon.

I thought you were going to attack me.

I scratched my head awkwardly. Sorry about that. Taylor?

An amused smile lightened his features. Yes. I got moved here . . . His movements stopped and he seemed to consider finishing, but I interrupted.

Story for another time?

Thanks.

Nodding, I turned my attention back to my locker and, well, locked it. When I turned back around he was staring off.

I'll go.

I shook my head and gestured for him to follow me. Okay, so I didn’t know EVERYTHING about sign language. Only the basics. The only reason I know ‘attack’ and words like that is because I was curious.

So, to sum it up, after that we went to the grass area (he looked uncomfortable amongst the people) and ate food while exchanging small talk.

Okay I have another confession. It was more like me asking him questions and him answering ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

After that we said our goodbyes and went our separate ways. As I was walking through the sea of chatting teenagers, I started to think back to that boy. Crying. Shaking. Running away. Living in silence and in darkness at the same time. Asking for help. Being lonely.

The pain of dying.

I shook my head and rubbed my eyes to make sure no tears were there. I needed to fix it. Everything. I needed to make it right.

Me and Taylor, we needed another way to communicate, that much was obvious.

So I came up with an idea.

I squinted as the sun hit my eyes and I stepped out of the newsagency. Yes, that was my idea. I bought a note pad. I saw it in an anime once. Anyway, I never noticed how deserted this part of town was during the week.

I went upstairs and put the book next to my bed before pulling my phone out.

 

To: Kitty

From: Button Eyes

Hey man, where were you and Rose today?

 

It only took a few minutes before I got a reply.

 

To: Button Eyes

From: Kitty

In a field of frickin fairies. I said hi to the unicorn for you.

 

To: Kitty

From: Button Eyes

Your an ass, you know that?

 

To: Button Eyes

From: Kitty

More so than your brother?

 

To: Kitty

From: Button Eyes

Shut up. Seriously, what happened? Is Rose okay?

 

To: Button Eyes

From: Kitty

Why suspect different?

 

To: Kitty

From: Button Eyes

Well, she didn’t answer her text?

 

To: Kitty

From: Button Eyes

Wait … does she not want me to know?

 

To: Button Eyes

From: Kitty

I can’t say. It’s nothing really … just

 

This was when I started freaking out. The last time I got a message like that from Andy, it was because Rose had gone on holiday with her mum and became injured while bungee jumping. I have a massive fear of heights, so that was why she didn’t tell me. She looked too far in to it.

 

To: Kitty

From: Button Eyes

Just what? Dude plz. YOu have To teLL me.

 

To: Kitty

From: Button Eyes

HAving ProLems Iwth my Keypda.

 

 

I was walking and texting. I grabbed my red coat and put it over my black jeans and plain grey shirt.

 

To: Button Eyes

From: Kitty

Okay, well she went missing this morning. I got a call from her mum saying that. So I went looking and couldn’t find her anywhere. But, eventually, I found her and she was sitting in a tree near your house. I asked “what are you doing?” and she replied with “waiting for caroline”. She looked disorientated. Than she said “it was the blue ones. I think I need to be somewhere”  "Where?" She had looked up and pointed, nearly losing balance. "The stars. I need to be with the stars. I can fly up there and not..." She didn't finish her sentence. I was confused. Her jacket was on the floor and it was cold so I was going to bargain with her and get her down. But I picked it up, and a bottle fell out with medication… and …

 

To: Kitty

From: Button Eyes

She takes medication for anxiety. I dont understand what happened?

 

To: Button Eyes

From: Kitty

Her dad traded her anxiety medication for some experimental medication he had bought somewhere. But they don’t treat anxiety Caroline. It’s disgusting.

 

To: Kitty

From: Button Eyes

Shit… wait, dont tell me its for what I think

 

After I read the next message he sent, I was out the door dialing the number he sent a minute later.

“Hello? Yeah, what hospital?”

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Publication Date: 11-29-2014

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