Give Or Take

She is silence. Deafening, throat constricting, mind numbing silence. She is silence. She is the sound a falling tree makes in a forest when no one is around to hear it.

As far back as Piper Mayes can remember, silence is the safest defense she's ever had. In a world filled with gun violence, scandalous politicians, and a failing education system, nothing presents better potential for downfall in society than words. Nothing seems more dangerous, enraging, or detrimental than words, the world's most dangerous weapon. Nothing maddened her father more than his own daughter's speech. Faced with failed drug deals, murdered affiliates, and even, at times, a low supply of bourbon, absolutely nothing infuriated the Top Shot, number 1, name of the game, mob boss in the U.S more than the fact that his own daughter could make him feel inferior concerning intellect. The only logical solution in the eyes of a volatile, demented boss? Silence her. And so, Piper hasn't spoken a word since her coming of age. That is, until a shift in her world breaks the barrier and her life takes a turn for the chaotic. One business deal, one transfer, and one boy. All in the name of the game of life... Give or take one or two...