Too silent.
He slowly picked up something from the floor…
A crumpled drawing.
A house.
A family.
But there were two men inside.
And at the top, written in a child’s hand:
“DADDY MUST NOT SEE”
His hands started shaking.
This wasn’t just betrayal.
This was planned.
Hidden.
Lied about.
Upstairs… a small shadow appeared.
His daughter.
Rubbing her eyes.
Looking confused.
Looking scared.
She pointed at the other man and whispered:
“Mommy said he’s my new daddy…”
Everything inside him broke.
But his face?
Still empty.
Still silent.
And somehow…
that was the scariest part.
