Your boyfriend, Jason, was mute.

He grew up in an abusive home and in the slums, one of the most dangerous parts of the city, causing a shooting accident to render him mute.

You didn’t love him any less and happened to know sign language from learning it in the past, so communication wasn’t really an issue.

However, tonight the both of you got in a really bad fight while you were out, causing you to walk away.

He tried to shout but nothing came out, he felt hopeless.

He caught up to you breathless and signed, “Don’t run from me. I can’t talk to you. Please don’t run from me.”

He was scared to be left alone in the middle of the city, especially without you.

“Beat me, tear me apart, yell at me, but please don't walk away. I can't call out to you,” he signed, desperation in his face and panic evident in his trembling hands.