The Voice in the Dust

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"Catalina, get up, time for your new school" I heard my mom say that as I stretched, I want to say no, but I'm mute. I get up and yawn, I see my mom waiting by the door for me to wake up fully, I say good morning in sign language, and close the door and find some clothes to wear. I can't believe I'm going to a new school, I just moved to America a few days ago, and today is my first day, what are people gonna think of me? What if I get judged for being mute? You know what, I don't care, what people think of me doesn't matter. I get dressed and go in the kitchen "mija, what do you want for breakfast?" Asks my mom, I think about it and sign her I'm not hungry, I'm really not. I look at the clock and it's already 7 am, I guess that means I'm going to school In 20-25 minutes. Im nervous, excited, and scared. I go in the bathroom and brush my hair, I then sit down on the couch with my backpack next to me, I text my friends saying "y'all I'm nervous" they tell me not to be, but I have to be. I look at the time and it's time to go, I slip my jacket on and put on my backpack, I'm scared. I get in moms car and cross my arms, when we get there, I look at the entrance and get out, I stare and start moving slowly, I go in and I'm lost, I look for the principals office. I bump into someone and panic, I can't speak so I just stare and run, they catch me and ask what's wrong, he looks at me. I sign I'm mute, but then he starts doing sign language saying "it's okay, are you lost?" I sign I can hear him, I just can't speak, and I sign that I am lost. He then helps me go to the principals office,
I enter and sign I'm mute, after lots of blah blah blah I go to my first class, math. Great, gotta start the day off with math. High school sucks, I don't wanna be here. I find math class and enter, I'm shy.