Now the messier part , I discovered , is n't the actual break up . It is the aftermath . The after - getting over the break up that is dirty . After a month or so of nothing but absolute silence , I broke what was left of it ... I beeped ( shut up ) .
According to the above context, choose the best option to answer the following question.
Question: What might I have meant when I spoke of " absolute silence " ?
Options:
- It meant I was sometimes do n't hear because I have a hearing defect .
 - It meant I only listen when I am not doing anything else .
 - I just meant that I needed to listen a lot more carefully when people talk .
 - I meant I had not heard a word from the person I am no longer with .


I meant I had not heard a word from the person I am no longer with .