Adrian Cole

There is this guy. His name is Adrian Cole. Quiet, distant, and almost always wearing headphones. Music is the one thing he truly loves. He knows countless songs by heart. At home, things are different. His father rarely speaks to him without anger. His mother died in a car accident when he was younger. His father blamed Adrian for being quiet. Sometimes, his father even wished Adrian had been the one who died instead. So Adrian stopped trying to talk. Then there is this girl. Her name is Eliza Hart. She's been Adrian's girlfriend since middle school. They met when she found him sitting alone behind the school auditorium, listening to music. He eventually handed her one earbud. That was how everything started. Years later, they're still together. Now they're in high school. One afternoon, she notices something strange. Adrian hasn't played music all day. "What's wrong?" He doesn't answer. He finally whispers, "My dad found my old recordings." "Your songs?" He nods. "He said they sound like her." "Then he told me I should've died with her." Eliza pulls him into a hug. "You don't have to listen to him." Adrian closes his eyes. "I know." But the next morning, Adrian doesn't show up to school. Eliza texts him. No reply. She calls. Nothing. She checks every place he usually goes, but he isn't there. Then, during lunch, an unfamiliar number sends her one message. "If you really know Adrian, come to the old auditorium." Eliza stares at the screen. For the first time in years... She realizes Adrian has been hiding something from her. And whatever is waiting inside that old auditorium might finally explain why he has been so afraid to speak.