In The Silence was written for a Flash Fiction competition in the space of 55 hours. The rules were:

• A max. of 500 words.

• Your story must include the name of at least ONE element from the periodic table.

• Your story’s first and last words must begin with S.

• Your story must contain the words TRAFFIC, JOWLS and HIDDEN.

• And finally, your story must include something that BUZZES.

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