The Day the Silence ShiftedA few days passed after the hospital incident, and the blue flicker in his eyes had shown up three more times — always unexpected, always for just a second. He tried to ignore it, pretend it wasn’t real, hide it from everyone. But it was there, hiding behind every reflection, waiting to appear again.His parents thought he was finally recovering.But inside, he felt stranger than ever.Still, life couldn’t stop for him.He had to return to school.The morning he finally decided to go back, he felt an odd mix of emotions — fear, worry, and a tiny