A novella by Andy Kurien, Kindle edition
Ninety Seconds of Silence
Emma and Lily were twins — as close as two sisters could be, and just as quietly in competition for their father's attention. Then one August afternoon in the family pool, everything changed. Only Emma knows what really happened in those ninety seconds.
She has carried it alone ever since: a father who blames the wrong things, a mother who chooses not to see, and a guilt so heavy it poisons every relationship she tries to build.
As Emma spirals through addiction and a string of dangerous men, her life seems determined to punish her for a sin no one else can name — until a final, devastating night forces everything to the surface.
“One moment of silence drowned her sister. A lifetime of silence is drowning her future.”
Ninety Seconds of Silence is a gripping psychological drama about what we bury to survive — and what happens when the silence finally breaks.
Content note: This novella includes the drowning death of a sibling, addiction, and dangerous relationships.