The Distant Whispers
The soup was cold, a thick, amber sludge that smelled of burnt garlic and regret. Elias sat at the head of the oak table, his hands folded on the surface, waiting for the steam that refused to rise. Across from him, his wife, Clara, picked at a piece of bread, tearing it into small, trembling pieces. The house was silent, a heavy, suffocating silence that pressed against the windows like a...
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