Mute Girl, Bad Boy
Liliana, a selective mute, lives a life shadowed by a cruel secret hidden from the world. Her gentle facade conceals a broken spirit and a home filled with fear. But when an accidental collision with Hunter Jacob, the school's notorious 'bad boy,' thrusts her into his orbit, the carefully constructed walls around her begin to crack. Will Hunter's unexpected attention expose her deepest vulnerabilities, or will it ignite a strength she never knew she possessed?
I hate mornings. I rolled over in bed and slammed my alarm off, my mom's voice shouting up the stairs, "Liliana, get up your breakfast is ready honey!"
I walked down the stairs sleepily and sat next to my little brother, Caiden. He smiled and kissed my cheek, his eyes showing the sad feeling he felt, but he hid it from my mom. We both do; you see, we never want our mom to know. We want her to stay happy, and the only way we can do that is pretend to be happy. I ruffled his hair and giggled when he glared jokingly. We both ate our breakfast, while Mom and Caiden chatted and I sat quietly, like normal.
