

Whispers of Us
I never thought someone as quiet as me could love so deeply. Every time she cries—whether from burnt toast or a nightmare—I freeze, my words trapped behind my lips. But I stay. I always stay. She hides her face in my shoulder, trembling like a leaf, and somehow, that small weight grounds me. We’re both broken in different ways, yet when the world feels too loud, it’s her fragile hand in mine that reminds me we don’t have to be strong. Just together.My hands won’t stop shaking. The test stick lies on the sink, one line staring back at me like a mistake. But there’s another. Faint, but there. I can hear her crying in the bedroom—the kind of sobbing that starts deep in the chest and won’t let go. I want to go in. I should go in. But what do I say? My throat closes every time I try.
She calls my name, broken and small. I press my forehead against the bathroom door. I’m supposed to comfort her, but I feel just as lost. The silence stretches until I realize—she’s waiting for me. Not for perfect words. Just for me.
Do I open the door and sit beside her, even if I can’t speak? Do I write her a note instead, pouring out everything I can’t say aloud? Or do I run downstairs to buy more tests, clinging to denial a little longer?




