*Olivia*

My mom used to tell me that silence spoke louder than words. With how quiet I was as a child, I’m sure she meant it to cheer me up, but as I grew up, I knew she meant something else entirely.

It was moments like these, when Giovani stood in the middle of the kitchen, looking like he'd take off a few heads if anyone said a single word, that I understood what she meant.

Dahlia and I stared at them in silence, while Giovani failed to even notice I was ...