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Dorothy Salvador is used to her voice fading into echoes. No one listens to a shy, timid girl who can't fight for herself. Then came Xyza Cortez, the only person who hears her before she can even speak. At last, her life feels less lonely.
But why is Xyza's smile so different from the rest? Dory's heart beats fast around her, not out of nervousness, but because of something else she is so afraid to name, as doing so might ruin the friendship she treasures the most.
She finds her heart seemingly trapped, wanting to be freed . . . to be heard. But she would rather bury this feeling than free it. Dory would rather have her heart silenced . . . just to keep Xyza by her side forever.