"Book #1 in the Silence Series
Elijah is no ordinary boy. In fact, he is as different from what a normal boy could possibly be. 
  The golden rule in is life has always been ""listen before you speak"", but what happens when he meets a boy? Will he still be able to just listen? Even when the boy urges him to speak all the unspoken words he has tried so hard to silence for so many years?
  When Blake walks into Elijah's silent world, the sound starts forming around Elijah's mouth; and he speaks for the first time in four years.
  Will Blake still love Elijah after hearing everything that Elijah has listened to but never spoke about all those years, or will he get the hell out of dodge as his instincts scream?
  This story is PG13, since it may have strong language.
  This story may contain self-harm issues, abuse, and other traumatic scenes.
  Please be advised that the main character is homosexual, and therefore there will be romantic actions between same sex characters. If that makes you uncomfortable in any way, please refrain from reading.
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Listen before you speak1-2

　　I couldn’t believe Blake actually did this! Is he trying to be funny?


　　As I look down on my desk where I just sat down I can’t believe he did something so openly. Anybody could have seen him, and let’s be honest. Alice is already after me because of him. I already have more than enough trouble without becoming visible at school.


　　My hand quickly swiped up the tube of glue and shoved it into my pocket, while I tried my very best to hide the envelope under my desk, as well as trying to open it in a way nobody would see, not that it would work out very well as the class started to fill with people.


　　Blake was the very last person to enter. Even after Mr. van Leer. He gave a warm smile, but I ignored him, even as he took the seat right next to me like he always did; making me shove the envelope into my pocket for later study. There is just no way that I was going to show him that his “warm” gesture got to me.


Chapter 6