The Mute

Chapter 5

The ride to work was silent. Monica didn't say anything but I could tell she wanted to ask about what happened at my apartment. So I got her attention and nodded to her telling her she could ask whatever she wanted to ask me about. She hesitated for a moment but then she started asking a million questions at once like she always does and I just sat there and smiled. She asked me about Nick and I nodded to all her questions. By the time we got to work she was done asking questions for the time being but I'm sure she'll have more by the end of our shift.

After our shift Monica and I went back to my house and surprisingly Nick was asleep when I got home so at least I wouldn't have to deal with him right away. I went to my room and started working on the rest of my homework so I didn't have to worry about it in the morning on top of dealing with my brother. I didn't finish my homework until almost 3am and I had to get up for school no later than 6:30am in order to catch the bus at 7am so I went to sleep and hoped that Nick wouldn't yell at me before school because that's the last thing I need right before I go to school with dozens of kids yelling at me to say something and teachers turning a blind eye and deaf ear to it all. I'm the most picked on kid in school because I refuse to talk to anyone.

The next morning I was the only one up with it being so early in the morning. I quickly and quietly went about my normal morning routine then left to catch the bus. On the bus I put in my earbuds like normal and ignored everything as the bus made its way towards the school. Once at school I went straight to my first class and got to work on my classwork for that class and repeated that in all of my classes. Between classes other students would come up to me yelling and teasing me doing anything and everything to try and make me talk but their attempts were futile. The teachers would occasionally try to have me participate in class but I would just ignore them. No one was going to make me do something I didn't want to do, especially not at school around people I hated with everything in me.

When I got home from school that day Nick was outside waiting for me and I could tell he was not happy with me but I didn't really care. I walked right past him and up to my apartment going straight to my room to start on my homework in hopes I would get it done before ten o'clock that night. I could feel my brother watching me from the doorway just waiting for me to look up at him but I just ignored him and worked on my homework until he finally had enough and started his rant. "Why didn't you tell me you were getting bullied at school? Why would you still go to school on who knows how little sleep you had last night? You need to start taking better care of yourself or else I'll go to your job and tell them you need fewer hours or better yet make you quit your job. Also you need to explain to me exactly why you refuse to talk to anyone. Don't even ask how I know all of this because it's not important how I know I just do. Also you better be getting good grades in school because if Mom was still alive she would want you to have good grades in school."

He kept talking to me but after he brought up Mom I stopped listening because I know what she would want if she was here and I'm doing my best to make sure that wherever she is she's proud of me. Even if making her proud even in death meant never speaking again and getting as good of grades as I could without actually fully participating in my classes. He just doesn't understand that when I make a promise I keep it, especially the one I made that day. I wish I could speak but I must keep my promise to my dead mother and remain mute for the rest of my life. Besides, who would want to talk to a girl like me anyways? 

A/N: Hey guys! this will probably be the last chapter of this story bc I lost track if where I was going with this book so i may end up deleting this one and just create a new story, not sure yet though. I will be uploaded part 2 of one of my other stories "Cursed" I just need to type it and upload it and hope for good things. I'll do my best to upload but as always no promises