Broken Words: Chapter 15
**Chapter 15** The day penetrated the dingy coffee shop in ways that seemed to defy everything he knew about science. Everything was cast in a golden glow, even though only two small windows were set into the wall, many feet away from the tall...
Broken Words: Chapter 14
**Chapter 14** "Are we just going to sit here and ignore the reason you called me in the first place?" Jayden asked, staring ahead at the dashboard, the noon light reflecting off of it and burning his retinas. At least it was easier than...
Broken Words: Chapter 13
**Chapter 13** "I'm going to end things with Alan," Jayden said into the phone abruptly as he quickly grew tired of the small talk. He had called Paige about half an hour ago because he wanted some of her harsh insight, so he could make himself...
Broken Words: Chapter 12
**Chapter 12** Somewhere in his mind, it occurred to Jayden that he actually did like Alan. But, somewhere else, he realized that he wasn't even sure why. They weren't compatible, and they weren't a match, and there were no late nights,...
Broken Words: Chapter 11
**Chapter 11** Not much had changed in his life in reality, but he still felt like he had nothing real left in it. It all caused an intense feeling of deja vu, like he'd felt these feelings before, like he'd already thought these...
Broken Words: Chapter 10
**Chapter 10** "What's wrong with me?" Jayden asked his phone as it stopped ringing. It seemed like something you'd say in the middle of a conversation, perhaps when someone knew what you were talking about, but Jayden was crazy enough where he...
Broken Words: Chapter 9
**Chapter 9** "Hey, Jayden, it's been one month since my last confession and I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for the way I've been acting. I know it's the way I've always acted, I just never knew that it hurt you so much. I couldn't...
Broken Words: Chapter 8
**Chapter 8** "You're lost," Jayden stated pointedly, standing under one of the numerous street lights that lined the long main road. The amber light filtered down, leaving them in a golden ring as Francis looked between Becca and Jayden with a...
Broken Words: Chapter 7
**Chapter 7** Why was life so complicated? Couldn't it just stop being so crazy and stupid for a few hours, possibly? He'd give up anything right about now for a meal that actually stayed in his stomach as opposed to the trash bin next to...
Broken Words: Chapter 6
**Chapter 6** Not much had changed about his life, in reality, but he still felt like he had nothing real left in it. Part of him had a hard time understanding how everyone else was going on with their lives like nothing had happened, like the...
Broken Words: Chapter 5
**Chapter 5** To say what they had done complicated things would be an understatement. Well, the honest truth of the matter was that it didn't seem to bother Francis at all; they still slept in the same bed, half naked, and, it was two months...
Broken Words: Chapter 4
**Chapter 4** Francis collapsed onto the bed, his breathing labored as Jayden walked in with a half frozen water bottle in his hand. Presenting it to the bear like a present, Francis accepted it gratefully unable to say anything in between his...