Silent Cry

by Thorber Stone

CeCe Jones has a cruel and abusive father, and a mother who loves her to bits and raises her in morality, but remains unaware of the other part of CeCe's experiences. As she grows older, she finds herself at a crossroads for which path she will take: Self destruction or be a natural survivor? And what designs does her mysterious friend Alex have on her?

1. Message From The Author

Message from the author

So I know I'm still not finished with "The Pendant Of Aérùen" yet. But don't worry, it will be finished, soon. This is not to say I will be putting in half-hearted effort or rushing it through, but rather, it's just sharing some of my creative juice because I felt this story needed to be told without further delay. The truth is, I have over 57 stories all waiting to be written out here, but I want to put them out chronologically, hence why they're waiting for "The Pendant Of Aérùen" to be concluded first, and furthermore, "The Pendant Of Aérùen" is Book I of a trilogy. Anyhow, this story is completely unrelated to the other tales that will be coming out, but I feel the need to write it out immediately, because it is important to me.

This story is a crossover of Shake It Up! and Wizards of Waverly Place, featuring CeCe Jones, Alex Russo and the respective cast of both shows. However, the entire story will be written entirely from CeCe's point of view only. Now be warned, that this story has strong themes, and involves physical and mental trauma of a lead character, and implied sexual abuse. It's not quite in-your-face, but it's right there at the same time, so if this isn't to your liking, stop right here. Otherwise, you have been warned.

Abuse is a terrible thing, and while obviously in the canon show, there was never really any severe abuse depicted, I felt a need to share this tale through these shows and characters, and while I do have a Disney ending of sorts, the journey there is a long, painful and terrible one. I'm going to be writing this in First-Person format, so you'll be right in CeCe's head. If you're still on board for this, then, at least you'll have a good idea of where this is going, and how much I hope you'll empathize with the suffering you will see. Because, ladies and gentlemen, the sad, scary and disgusting truth is: This is really happening. Right now. Everywhere. In homes, in "loving" families, where everyone is smiling and happy. I don't say it to instill paranoia or state a conspiracy theory. But just think about it, how sure are you that that girl who says she fell down a flight of stairs in a single-storey house is telling it as it is? When she smiles and is attentive to everything someone else is saying, is she really interested, or just trying to distract you away from the pain she's hiding because she herself doesn't know how to deal with it or explain it?

Sometimes, the victims of abuse need us to see it when it's happening, because, more often than not, they don't even know that they are victims. Again, I'm not writing this to turn you into an extreme watcher and to start digging into everyone's private lives, but rather, I guess I'm hoping to raise an awareness for a phenomena that I feel is still growing, and even escalating in some places. See, and understand, the pain in their eyes. The silent victims who die a little every day. Hear the cry of their spirits as they suffer without even knowing it. Let them know they have a friend.

Protect.