Stepping out ever so lightly, Little Voice entered the crowded room. Inside, there was a commotion and a clamouring of voices. Everyone, it seemed, wanted to be heard. But not Little Voice. She stood quietly by the wall watching.
In her place, she remained silent and unseen. The throng of people danced about throwing words into the air, while Little Voice stood statuesque and unobserved.
The violence of the moment attacked her thoughts and she found it hard to understand what she was seeing and hearing.
Confusion enveloped her like a thick fog and she felt herself drifting from the scene in front of her, although, she didn't move a muscle. The noise in the room grew louder and more menacing but the fog of confusion reverberated the din back into the rush of people bouncing it back and forth.
Somehow, Little Voice began to see this noise. It was no longer just auditory to her senses. It took shape and gathered up in speed. She felt heady with its power as it locked her in place.
How could Little Voice hope to be heard or seen?
She didn't.
Hope had been replaced by confusion and she wore it like a shroud. She waited patiently for the death toll of the monster as it ravaged itself while locked in this cage of a room.
She was there only as a witness. She would testify that she had been in the midst of this horror but had not understood it.
A tear dislodged from the well of confusion and ran in rivulets down the unseen features of Little Voice. She stood in place and let pity wash out of her. The room that had held so much noise was finally silenced by her grief.
She saw one man and he saw her. "Noah!" she called. "It is time," and together they left the room.
This is my ineligible entry to the Dreem - Word of the Week contest. This is the 1st round of season 2 and the word is invisible. If you are interested in taking part, you still have time as long as you aren't reading this after January 24th, 2023. You can read about the contest in @samsmith1971's post here.
The cover picture used an image from Pexels and was adapted in Canva. You can find the image here.
The line dividers were also created in Canva, as were The Little Voice & Dreem-WOTW banners.
Dreemport banner asset used with permission from @dreemport & @dreemsteem.
