Maya almost laughed. It felt like a cruel taunt. Her voice? Her voice had been locked in the basement of her own throat since the night her ex-boyfriend, Derek, had proven that "no" was never the final answer in his dictionary.
Maya hadn't spoken about that night in four years. Not to her mother, who still flinched at the sound of a slammed door. Not to her best friend, Chloe, who had held her hair back while she vomited from the panic attacks. Not even to the therapist with the calming ferns in her office. -NekoPoi---Please-Rape-Me--Episode---02-720P--N...
"I used to think surviving meant being strong. But it doesn't. It means being honest. And the truth is, I am still afraid of green digital clocks. But I am more afraid of silence now. Because silence is where he got to keep his secret. And I am done keeping secrets for him." Maya almost laughed