Silence
The phone rang throughout the empty office causing Nick to look up from the newspaper he was reading. He stepped carefully over the various piles of junk that were littered throughout the room to reach the desk. He then sat down and picked up the phone, saying, "Wright Talent Agency."
"Nick, it's me, Maya," a voice said.
"Maya, it's good to hear from you again. How long has it been this time? A few months?"
"Has it? Wow, you really lose track of time up here."
"It's not too surprising. You have a lot of responsibilities now. Anyway, what were you calling for?"
"I just wanted to catch up, of course! How are you?"
"As well as I can be. What about you?"
Maya hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm fine, of course. I have a lot of new responsibilities now that I've taken over but I'm adjusting pretty well."
"That's good. When are you next coming to visit?"
"I dunno. It might be a while. Hopefully within the next few months. I don't want you to get too lonely without me!"
"I won't be lonely."
"Yes, you will. Don't lie to me… It's why you drink all that 'Grape Juice'."
Nick glanced over to the side of the room and saw the two green bottles he had been drinking from last night. He smiled and replied, "I can drink what I want, Maya. It's nothing new for me to have a few drinks before bed."
"But you've drinking more ever since-"
"Maya. I'm fine."
Maya remained silent.
"Alright," she finally said. "I'll come visit as soon as I can. I bet little Trucy misses me anyway."
"Yeah. She says she has some new tricks she wants to show you."
"I can't wait," Maya said. Nick heard faint yelling from her end of the phone before she continued, "I have to go. I have to get back work. I'll talk later."
"Okay, bye Maya."
"Bye."
Nick waited until he heard the dial tone before hanging up. He stood up and walked over to where he was sitting before and picked up his newspaper. He then began to read the article about a disbarred lawyer, a sad smile on his face.
Slytherin - Fanatic 911: So this is a bit different to what I've written before. I actually wrote it as part of an assignment that I did for Uni at the beginning of this year. We had to write a series of short pieces that fit a theme/writing style. This first week was silence and I believe I did a good job of it. By silence I of course mean that a lot of information was left out. I won't actually say anything about what's going in this piece 'cause that would defeat the purpose. Instead, I'll just leave it to you guys to interpret.
If you have any feedback, I'd love to hear it. This was my first time writing for Ace Attorney and I wouldn't mind knowing what you think.
Important: There are six more of these short pieces that I wrote for Uni, each with a different style. I'll probably be uploading the rest weekly, so keep an eye out!