After we got back from the park, Katelyn insisted on leaving, and honestly? I couldn't blame her. She fell apart back there... Like she was remembering some horrible dream. I knew that feeling. I felt it every time I went to sleep at night, and every morning when I woke up. I also knew that what Katelyn did was wrong, and I was TOTALLY shocked, but I didn't push her to tell me what was going on.
I could tell she was sensitive about the topic, so naturally I was curious, but like I said, I wasn't going to push her and get into her business.
It's just that, as Katelyn left and signed goodbye, she had that look in her eyes; like she was holding 200 pounds on her shoulders. Like one more small pebble might make her break.
A few months ago, I saw that look every time I looked in a mirror, and I wasn't gonna let my best friend feel like that!!!
I picked up my phone and started typing a txt:
"Hey Katelyn. Just wanted to check that your ok, and ask what was wrong. I don't want this day to ruin our friendship that has kept us stuck together for years, so please let me know what's going on. I know that you were just trying to protect me and I appreciate that, but I still think what you did was wrong!!! You FREAKING BROKE HIS NOSE!!! And I'm sorry for what's making you feel bad, but just let me HELP!!!" And I ended the txt like that.
I stared into space for a while and started thinking... Which was a mistake. I instantly was brought into a memory, and one that I didn't like.
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I was sitting in my bed, and we had just got back from the hospital, which my parents had desperately rushed me to a few days ago. I sat there confused, and had no idea what was going on; my parents gave me a pencil and a notepad and gave me an explanation about what was going on. but I had already reached my breaking point- I was a mess. My mom would come up behind me and tap my shoulder, and I would jump into the air like a 2 year old, struggling to get a grip on the world. I had no idea how I could ever get through this, let alone LIVE through it! I had no idea what was going on... I was crushed! I had such big dreams for my life... All gone... They're all gone...
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Endless struggle
ActionElena struggles with being deaf, after losing her hearing a few months ago. Meanwhile, Elena's best friend Katelyn struggles with the biggest secret she had ever harbored in all her life; one that has brought a great deal of pain and shame.
