A WATTPAD FEATURED STORY Winner for the New Adult Category in the short story competition by @FreeYourBody I knew from the beginning that I wouldn't be able to keep you but I tried anyway. In which August Rhodes tries to muster the courage to let go the person who keeps his heart warm. *completed* #264 in Short Story as of October 8, 2017 #newadult #FreeYourShorts

In all the years I have lived I have never found my sound again. The reverberating cries of the girl who was slain in my custody will never escape me, and I know it is my punishment, for a soul cannot thrive in these conditions. On a fateful night out with friends Estelle finds herself in an accident, losing her ability to hear and forever hearing the sound of silence, but she finds her own healing. Her personal lamentations begin to cease once she finds her own masterpiece in the form of love. This is the story of her revival.

There really wasn't any stopping it. It wasn't my fault that my skin was as dark as the night, or my nose was broader than any other's, my hair was always rough looking and broke easily. There was nothing I could do, because to them I will and always will be, the black girl. HR: #3 Short Story Graphic by caesium-