The Quiet Between Us (COMPLETED)
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Emily used to someone.
A sister. A daughter. A girlfriend. A friend.
Then her mother was murdered - and everything went quiet.
Now she is unraveling under the weight of grief she can't name.
Her sister Amy is holding it together - barely.
But pretending to be okay doesn't stop you from drowning.
Told through alternating POVS, The Quiet Between Us is a haunting teen fiction about sisterhood, love, trauma and the fragile hope of healing.
Because sometimes, the loudest cries are the ones no one hears.
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