Drabble – Silence

I sit beside him only inches apart.

He keeps the pain he is experiencing hidden well except for momentary glazes that flash for an instant before he tucks them away again, away from my eyes.

But as I look at him now with his head lower, his eyes looking down, I can feel his pain and loneliness.

Fear overwhelms me and I struggle to breath.

Will this be the time he has had enough and leaves me?

I can deal with his anger and his hurt and pain.

But the one thing that stops my heart completely is his silence.