Echoes - The silence that once protected him became punishment.
When you’re young, life feels simple. But admiration? That’s a complicated feeling for a quiet kid, the introverted, to of the class type, who speaks more with his thoughts than his voice. And in the middle of that silence… came Grace. What happened next? Let’s find out, through a conversation that might be true... or might not. Grace: “Hey, Tommy. It’s been a while.” Tommy: “Yeah… it has.” Grace: “You look different.” Tommy: “So do you… but somehow, you don’t. Not to me.” Grace: “You still remember me?” Tommy: soft laugh “How could I forget? You were the first girl I ever liked.” Grace: “When?” Tommy: “Primary school. You probably didn’t even notice me back then — I was the quiet kid. Always alone. Always studying.” Grace: “I remember someone like that…” Tommy: “You were the most beautiful girl I’d ever seen. Your hair… your eyes… your cheeks that always blushed in winter. Even your nose would turn red in the cold. I remember everything. Like a painting I saw once an...