Taken in Silence

On the way to the restaurant, it was a little cold outside.

They passed by a park.

Valerie pulled her scarf tighter around her neck, her thick down jacket wrapped securely around her. Everything was quiet. It was so quiet that she couldn't even hear a single bird or see one flying by.

Omar said, "I drank too much coffee earlier. I'm going to the restroom."

Her heart was pounding, and Valerie insti