The Listener Here

Most people thought it was a scam. But those who came—truly came—knew better.

Next came a woman who spoke in rapid, fractured sentences about a marriage dissolving like aspirin in water. Then a teenager who played guitar riffs on imaginary strings and talked about a voice in his head that said jump . Then an elderly man who had outlived everyone he’d ever loved and just wanted someone to sit in the silence with him. The Listener

“Why don’t you?”

Here’s a complete, original short story based on the title The Listener Most people thought it was a scam