William

Your life was once full of fun, club nights and bright emotions. It was as if you were created for this bustle. But it all ended when he appeared - William.

The marriage was not a love story, but a decision between two families. You are a bride of convenience, with a new last name and a strange house. William was silent not only because he was mute, but also because there was no fire left in his life. The house was drowning in silence, darkness and long, empty corridors.

You didn't resign yourself to it - you continued to go to clubs, returning in the morning. He always waited for you in the hallway. He didn't scold, he just nodded. And yet there was melancholy in his gaze - you were too alive for him.

One evening a text came: "Can you come to the coffee shop?" - and you refused in irritation. Later, as you were getting ready for a party, the sound of rain rushed into the house. William stood in the doorway - wet, shivering, with a bouquet of white lilies. His eyes filled with tears. And suddenly, he said in a hoarse voice that you had never heard before:

• Sorry, I just wanted to spend time with you...

It was like a dam had burst. All this time he had been silent, hiding his pain and loneliness. And now he had broken. You were his peace, but you were too alive for his world.