'She's deaf? did I hear that right?' --- I thought.
"You probably won't want to be my friend." She said about to turn and go but I stopped her from moving. I stood in front of her and shook my head. She smiled satisfied and relieved.
"No, no it's not like that at all. I'd like to be your friend." I replied genuinely then flashed a boxy smile.
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"Park Yejin, you?" She inquired.
I took a paper, wrote my name and showed her the paper with my name.
"Nice to meet you, Kim Taehyung." She said offering her hand for a handshake.
"Btw you don't always have to write on a paper, I'm best at reading lips." She said grinning.
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"So, Taehyung, what school do you go to?" She asked.
I mouthed, "Monarch College" while keeping eye contact.
"Monarch College?" She asked. I nodded my head as a response.
"You seem good at reading lips" I mouthed.
"Mhm, I used to take lip reading lessons when I was young.
My parents never really loved and cared for me when I was little. They didn't even consider me their daughter just cause I was a hearing-impaired child.
They had plans on selling me off to some gang but good thing my aunt got to know about their heartless plan and tried to dissuade them into doing such.
My aunt, instead suggested I live with my grandmother and here I am now, in this area living with my loving grandmother.
A few weeks after getting used to living with my grandmother, we got heartbreaking news about my parents. They were found dead along a street next to our old house. I didn't know how to feel.
I had a paroxysm of emotions and didn't know how to cope up. I teared up for no reason. Even though they didn't love and appreciate me as their only child, I still love them and respect them as my only parents.
The only thing I've always wished for is for them to watch over me, protect me and at least be happy for me, in the near future." She uttered, all at once while crying.
I embraced her immediately and began to comfort her. ' We share a similar story but it's different in some way.' --- I thought aloud.
After she calmed down, I held her by her shoulders and mouthed something.
"Look it's ok to cry and I'm sure they're probably regretting how they treated you. Now all you have to do is show them otherwise and do them proud."
"Thanks Taehyung. I don't know what I would've honestly done." She said almost on the verge of crying again.
"Hey, look at me." I said lifting up her chin. "Since we're friends now, I'll be here for you. If you have any problems or issues you can come rant them to me. I can be free for you" I said staring deeply into her eyes.
"Thanks again Taehyung, it's very rare to find such guys like you." She said hugging me.
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We chatted again for awhile and she told me much about her. It was about to hit six without me realizing so. We were standing beside each other watching the sunset when I realized I had to be home early.
"Ye-Jin are you ok now?" I asked staring at her still concerned. "If you're still not ok I can give you my number so you can call me and text me anytime." I said smiling.
I was assured she didn't get what I said. So, I wrote my number on a paper then handed her the paper. "Call me" I mouthed walking away slowly. I bade her goodbye as I finally left the park.
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'The first time I've ever arrived home happily' --- I thought plumping on the couch smiling.
The girl wasn't really rude after all. But I didn't expect that introduction from her.
Well I'm now glad that I got to make a friend, something I wasn't interested in. Definitely not.
'Sir I'm sorry, I can't hear you. I'm deaf' I memorized those words well and they suddenly replayed in my mind. 'She must've been through a lot' --- I thought.
Just then, my phone beeped.
ON TEXT- Ye-Jin
Hey, did you arrive home safe?
Taehyung, are you there?
Oh well, I guess we'll talk tomorrow.
ON TEXT- Taehyung
Hello?
Ye-Jun are you still there?
I'm here I was just waiting for you to finish your text.
K, I guess you've already left.....gn then.
Seen 7:51 PM
I sighed then turned off my phone.
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I took a quick bath then changed into some comfy pajamas. I went to the kitchen and prepared dinner for myself, as usual. I didn't bother using my phone at the moment so I shut it down then placed it beside me. Once I was done with dinner, I did the dishes, cleaned the table then by 8.30 pm, I found myself in bed.
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I woke up in the middle of the night, confused, scared and startled, all at once. I had a horrorful nightmare about how my parents passed away but this time, it had some horror.
That night I couldn't sleep. I kept hugging my knees and sobbing trying to forget about that dream but no. It got worse. Now I could hear noises from my room and outside my window. I was traumatized. I was sweating profusely and a crying mess at the same time. Definitely, sleep was far from coming. I thought I wasn't going to see the next sunrise.
The sun rays reflected onto my window as I tried adjusting to the bright light. I got off my bed still traumatized and scared and entered the bathroom to prepare for school. Once I was done, I wore a casual outfit with a hoodie on top then went to have some breakfast.
Since I lost appetite after the traumatizing incident yesternight, I only ate a banana for breakfast then headed to school.
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I arrived at school earlier than ever. I entered our classroom and took out my book to study for the upcoming exams.
I couldn't concentrate at all. The incident kept replaying in my head severally. I was on the verge of crying but luckily, there were only less than a few students in the class room.
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I ran to the washroom almost breaking down on the hallway.
'How long do I have to suffer?'----I thought on the verge of crying.
I entered the washroom and barged into a cubicle. I slammed the door and broke down into tears. My sniffs could be heard around the washroom but I didn't care at all.
I came out of the washroom and splashed my face with cold water from the tap. I bombarded myself with questions after a break down for 20 min in the toilet. One of the questions being,
'Do I really have to live?'
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