@Kevanof 13 August 2025 more from that month

A story based on real events

From Shout to Silence — Part 1 Our home was always filled with noise; sounds more like roaring, fighting, and breaking than laughter and peace. My father had two wives, and children came one after another, like a flood with no turning back. I was the last child of this house — the smallest, the quietest, and perhaps the most fragile. Amidst all this chaos and tension, my only refuge was my mother. She was the hero of my life; the only one who bent down to lift me up when I fell. Because my brothers were not kind to me. It was enough for me to make a small mistake — like breaking a glass or interfering in their childish games… Fists, kicks, and even cold belt strikes were my share. The blows were so heavy that sometimes I would run out of breath from crying for hours. My mother would run, stand between us, but even she couldn’t always stop them. School was my only sanctuary; a place where no one raised a hand against me. That was where I realized that learning was a weapon that could save me from this hell. With every perfect score, I felt like I put a small bandage on the wounds I had received at home. Being the top student was not just an honor for me; it was armor with which I stood against humiliation and pain. Years passed. I became a teenager, with a mind full of dreams and a heart still carrying the scars of the past. I thought that with studying and effort, I could change my destiny… until one day, something happened that no book had ever written about. I saw her. A girl with black hair and eyes that seemed to hold the ocean within them. Her voice was calm, but the effect she had was like a shout in the midst of silence. I didn’t know that this brief glance was going to change the path of my life forever.