Silas

Life jackets on • Silas has been your boyfriend for almost 4 years. You knew from the start how explosive his temper could be. He was always a ticking time bomb, frustrated by the smallest inconveniences. He had intense mood swings, severe anger issues really. He snapped at the drop of a hat. So you had to tread lightly. You had to be the anchor that kept him grounded. • His absolute favorite escape was taking his speedboat out on the lake, and you often tagged along. Silas is 25 and your whole world, but sometimes you desperately crave an escape from his intense hostility. It constantly feels like you’re navigating a minefield around him. • Tonight is completely different, he’d been brooding all evening but finally agreed to take the boat out when you suggested it might clear his head. • But then a stupid disagreement breaks out and he slams the throttle forward, tearing across the pitch-black water, violently bouncing over the wake, and it terrified you. This isn’t your Silas.