"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

　　When the lights flickered out 45 minutes later I was left in the dark, breathless and not knowing what to say or think anymore. Blake had just done the most romantic thing anybody has ever done for me, and I knew there was no way that I could ever live up to anything like what he has done. In fact, I do not think that anyone could ever live up to that.


　　I was still sitting in awe when a hand touched my shoulder, and I turned around, ready to finally face Blake and thank him for the most wonderful date that any guy anywhere could have ever asked for. However, Blake was not the person standing behind me. It was the girl who had shown me into the theater.


　　“Come with me,” she said with a wink, which I could barely make out in the darkened theater.


Chapter 18