Silence is rarely just the absence of sound. More often, it’s a heavy, crowded space—filled with the exact words we chose not to say, the parts of ourselves we hide, and the grief we can't quite put into words. In Things We Never Said, Parekhit Bhattacharjee looks straight into this specific weight through a collection of micro-stories and lyrical prose. Instead of relying on sweeping plots or grand drama, the book operates like a gallery of brief, deeply personal snapshots