They Don't Talk About It

Sometimes, the things which are left unsaid are so much louder than the words between quiet pauses. A thing which has been omitted purposefully from a conversation is a hidden crevice full of meaning, a cave pregnant with something that will roll aside the stone of silence and emerge later (three days, traditionally). The hesitation of the lips is a trail of breadcrumbs left for the other person to follow.They both know what is between the lines.They had known it for some time. They might have argued specifically what that time was - had they ever had a chance to discuss it.But they never did.