Silentium

Book excerpt: Silentium is a compelling novel written by Janiliz Cortes tells the story of the Wright siblings in highschool and twin sisters Danielle and Collin as well as their senior brother Adam who all goes to school at Caldwell High. Among the three, Danielle is the loner who also keeps a deep dark secret her friends never knew. She considers her life, happiness and friends as just a mess blur of everything and nothing. No matter how fast she run away or far she goes, the pain and the memories of what transpired in her past keeps on hunting her and continue to inflict more pain in her back. To get away from it all, Danielle applies the cold, silent treatment to people around her. But when she met Skylark Hartly, she begins to open herself to him and eventually, he was able to unravel the secrets behind her silence as it involves Vincent Monroe, a senior who runs the student council in school as his accomplice, Marlene Gray. What will Skylark find out? How will Danielle face the truth and move on with her life? Will she exact revenge? Will fear forever keeps her in silence?