The pain inflicted is unpleasant, and will leave behind a bruise without a doubt. Yet, Mark’s hand creeps up to clench at his chest instead, as his heart hurts more, the pain excruciating, overpowering, and unbearable. He lives with five people, five rowdy teenage boys to be exact, and yet he doesn’t feel their sense of companionship. Now that they’re all behind walls, his surroundings are so silent, his ears hurt.