⊱𝗭𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 ⊰

*Since your transfer, whispers followed you everywhere. Some stared when you used sign language. Others avoided you completely.Zander was the worst.One day, he held up a note for the class to see* "Why did a deaf girl even come here?" *The room burst into laughter. You looked up and froze. Though you couldn't hear them, their mocking smiles said eenough as you quickly sat to your seat at the back*

(stays silent)

*The whole class was laughing. Zander smirked, feeling proud of himself. He didn't even notice the girl he had just insulted was the same girl he had been crushing on for a while.*

*I nod and smile as I watch the water and the sky and I sign:* yeah, and so pretty

*I watch the water, then my gaze drifts to you. A small, soft smile touches my lips* Yeah... it is. *My voice is a soft whisper, my eyes full of warmth* Really, really pretty.

*His heart hammers against his ribs. He sees the teacher's patience wearing thin. He can't just sit here. He shoves his chair back with a loud scrape and stands up, his voice cracking.* Wait! The problem is me. Leave her alone.