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Post by Raelynn on Jul 31, 2006 22:05:27 GMT -5
I smiled after reading her lips,
Don't worry, cats and I don't get along. By the way, I am allergic to penicillin and bees.
I always thought people should know what I was allergic to.
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Post by X.Sadistic_~_Samurai.X on Jul 31, 2006 22:07:37 GMT -5
Sam nodded, smiling softly.Alright, good to know, she said.
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Post by Raelynn on Jul 31, 2006 22:20:26 GMT -5
I nodded, hopefully I wouldn't have to go to the hospital again. I hadn't realized that had shivered. The last time I was there was the day I had awaken from minor coma.
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Post by X.Sadistic_~_Samurai.X on Jul 31, 2006 22:24:48 GMT -5
Sam smiled softly, looking at teh cloak.You go to school, right? she asked, making sure. She had Jay, the twin girls who worked here, and maybe Aidan to get on the bus and pick up afterwards.
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Post by Raelynn on Jul 31, 2006 22:44:34 GMT -5
I read her lips,
Yea, I hope it goes well. I don't want to be in the classes for people like me. I don't want an interpreter with me. I am going to see what it is like to be in a regular class for a while. I think I can manage.
I said trailing off slightly,
I hope....
I thought. I hated being different. Most of the time people ignored me. I didn't mind. But I hated it when people acted as if I was an alien from an uncharted planet.
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Post by Melanie on Jul 31, 2006 22:48:14 GMT -5
Aidan had slept in this morning surprisingly, and then he had relaxed for most of the day, like Sam nd the doctor ordered. He was behaving himself..basically..for the most part. Not at all...until today. He took a deep breath and walked into the kitchen, seeing Sam and another girl talking. He instantly froze, still not over his fear of new people yet. He looked to Sam and managed to whisper out.Sorry...I'm leaving.. He had heard talk about school and everything else, and he didn't want to go, so he avoided that subject as much as possible. He was extremely tense, and he turned to leave, worried about what might happened if he stayed. He didn't see anything wrong with the girl, so he didn't really take any special notice of her. His shirt hung from his body, and he found his hands wounding it in circles. |
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Post by Raelynn on Jul 31, 2006 22:53:42 GMT -5
I hadn't seen the guy for I was not able to hear him. It wasn't until I felt the vibrations in the floor that I looked up. I seen the guy and my lips curled in a warm, small smile. I was always kind and welcoming to anyone. But I tried to avoid guys for I knew they wanted nothing to do with a deaf girl. In fact hardly anyone wanted to have anything to do with me. I glanced at Sam and then made myself look out the window to the paddocks.
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Post by X.Sadistic_~_Samurai.X on Jul 31, 2006 22:56:50 GMT -5
Sam smiled softly.Aidan, meet rae, she said, touching Rae's shoulder.Rae, this is Aidan, she said carefully.He is another helper here.
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Post by Melanie on Jul 31, 2006 22:59:38 GMT -5
Aidan caught her tone, and realized that it was slower and more carefully laid out then how Sam usually spoke. He looked over at Rae in curiosity. Aidan was intelligent, so he caught that she was deaf, and he didn't mind. She was still a person, just like he and Sam. She was just a little different...Hi Rae. It's nice to meet you. He was still reserved in his ways, but he was trying to loosen up. He took a deep breath and exhaled, giving Sam a look that showed how frightened he was. |
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Post by Raelynn on Jul 31, 2006 23:08:21 GMT -5
Since the terrible incident I had learned how to read people's body language. This helped me evaluate a persons mood and came in handy during a game of poker. I read Sam's lips, then looked to Aidan. I smiled, he must know. I didn't mind though, but I knew by the way he talked. He spoke slowly and smoothly, his lips forming the words in a way that would be easy for me to read. I could tell Aidan was slightly afraid, but I didn't know why and that was none of my business.
Nice to meet you too Aidan.
I voiced, luckily I had not been born deaf. I knew how to talk and read. I knew I had an easier life than some other people. I didn't mind when people tried to help me, I didn't turn away their offer unless it would be inconvinient to them. But I didn't like talking about how I had become deaf. Only the people who were there on that fateful day knew what happened. I felt as if Sam was the only person I could speak to freely. If she asked about it I would tell her. But she was my friend, almost like a Mother. She had taken me in, she didn't mind that I was deaf. Obviously Aidan didn't mind either. Hopefully he would become a friend too.
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Post by X.Sadistic_~_Samurai.X on Jul 31, 2006 23:11:10 GMT -5
Sam smiled at the two, and nodded to Aidan, letting him know it was ok. She didn't bite.Aidan, how do you think about school? she asked, just to make sure if she had to enroll him or not. Outside, chcikens clucked and squabbled over food Jay was feeding them.
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Post by Melanie on Jul 31, 2006 23:15:50 GMT -5
Seeing Sam's look, he relaxed a little bit, but that air of fear was still around him. It would be until he got to know Rae well. And he was willing to do that. He took a deep breath and stepped into the kitchen, listening to both Rae and Sam's words. He looked up quickl, the resignation apparent in his eyes. He had only been ridiculed and mocked when he was in school...whether it was for the excuses he came up with of why he was always covered in bruises, or why his fingers were always splinted up, or the clothes he wore or just anything. He looked back up at her though, hiding the emotions from his eyes.I'll go if you want me to..and think it'll be good for me. There was no doubt he'd be afraid...on that first day with all of those new people to meet..and all the teachers introducing him to full classes...already made him tremble. But he swallowed the fear and looked at her squarely. |
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Post by Raelynn on Jul 31, 2006 23:24:11 GMT -5
I couldn't help but wonder why Aidan seemed so afraid. In my first couple months of being deaf I would become angry when I couldn't do something or understand what people were saying. I knew people at school could talk about me behind my back, but I learned how to manage. Now I needed nearly no help. School had been tough the first year I returned. I had been put in classes that were just for me. I had an interpreter that would sign what the teacher was saying. But sign language I thought took too much effort. That's why I had learned to read lips. I continued to gaze out the window, stunning emerald eyes wandering from one horse to another. My parents had first blamed the horse, but I knew it wasn't his fault. I should have known something was wrong. After I was released from the hospital, I refused to go to the barn. But finally I had gotten back in the saddle, and knew that I couldn't blame horses. I shook my head slightly, coming back to reality. I glanced to Sam, then Aidan. I had missed their conversation, but I knew I had no part in it. I looked at the clock. I could go to the bunkhouse and fix something to eat, or go into town and grab a bite to eat.
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Post by X.Sadistic_~_Samurai.X on Aug 1, 2006 15:04:36 GMT -5
Sam watched Aidan for abit.We will talk about ti later, she said softly to him. Stretching, she went over by the door, her boots clicking Her next words were directed to Rae.Rae, I am gonna go outside for abit. I have to work with a trouble stallion thats coming in. You can stay in here for awhile if you want or come out, she said carefully before she headed out the door, a small truck and trailer stopping to greet her.
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Post by Raelynn on Aug 1, 2006 15:13:00 GMT -5
I read her lips easily, and only nodded, keeping silentas I watched her leave the room and exit the house. My gaze shifted to the floor briefly, looking down at my black boots. I walked to the window, a smile curved my rosy lips when I seen the trailer. One of the sounds I could remember was the soft rumble of a trailer pulling up the driveway. My parents often shipped horses to and from the stable. A soft sigh escaped me, there were times that I savored the silence. But most of the time I wished I could just here simple things that other people often don't even think about. Aidan reflection was visible on the glass of the window, I watched him for a moment before switching my gaze back to the trailer, hoping he hadn't noticed.
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