"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

　　“We have to go,” Kevin whispered urgently.


　　“Why?” I asked. Fear has appeared in Kevin’s eyes and I had no idea why. “It might be Blake.”


　　“I know. And I don’t want to see him, okay?”


　　“Well, I kinda need to talk to him,” I answered, wanting to look Blake straight in the eyes and ask him if the story that Kevin had just told me was true.


　　“Please Elijah. Please. I probably lost my job tonight bringing you here, so just please do this one thing for me and get into the car,” Kevin pleaded, his eyes darting toward the road, seeing the car coming closer and closer.


　　“Tell me the rest of the story,” I prompted.


　　“Get into the car and I will tell you everything I know. Please, just please get in,” Kevin pleaded getting more urgent by the minute. It was as if he wasn’t even seeing me anymore, just talking to me as if I was some ghost, while he kept his eyes firmly on the lights that was coming up the hill.


Chapter 20