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Tionné sat in his gaming chair as he swiveled side to side as he read the boys groupchat, they was talking about meeting up at the waffle hut with the girls; Jazelle, Gianna and Kianna, also Logan.
Tionné knew who she was because of Jazelle since he follows her on social media. He would like to approach her or talk to her but she always has a mean expression on her face which makes it difficult for him.
Feeling a tap on his shoulder was his mom, " What you want to eat ? " She signed to him. " Nothing. I'll be going with friends"
" Jeremy ? " She asked and he gave her a nod. With a kiss to his head she left out to go ask his little brother what he would like to eat.
Tionné immediate household is partially deaf, His father is hearing, His mother is deaf, his twin brothers are hard of hearing so you just have to talk louder or repeat things, his newly born baby sister is hearing and Tionné himself was hearing but lost more than 75%.
He turned his head towards his hearing device and stared, he truly did miss hearing things to his full potential but he oddly loved the silence, he decided to pack them just in case.
Walking down stairs he seen his family but mostly instantly he went for Tanzania, his baby sister. She was 6-8 months so she was finally starting to get busy and holding her head up being nosey. He touched his nose to hers and this was a sign of affection for him.
" Look at that boy. He gone soft." His dad spoke and signed at the same time to everybody in the room who was looking at him.
" He's not soft, Dionné. He's just affectionate."
Rolling his eyes, " Youngin soft as fuck. "
"Pops your knuckles ashy." One of the twin boys, Tawn spoke up. "Yeah nigga get some lotion" The other twin, Tevon added.
" Fuck both of y'all ! " The old man signed once again while looking at his knuckles but earned a smack upside the head from his wife.
The whole gang sat down at the table looking at the menu and talking amongst each other. It was Jeremy, Jazelle, Dump,Kianna , And Jacorey on one side and Tionné, Logan,Gianna, Mack and Red. They the few people that could come out the others had to work.
Logan was bored, and she would join the conversation here and there because Jazelle would make sure to include her into everything so she wouldn't feel so self conscious or anxious.
Out the corner of her eye she say Tionné either looking around drifting off into space. Jeremy would sign to him every know and again to make sure he was okay because Tionné would respond with a head nod. But truth be told Tionné was thinking of ways to strike a conversation with Logan he just didn't know how to approach her, especially around the group.
Being in his world he felt a nudged against his side. He looked over and saw her bring brown eyes focused on the table so he followed; and there it was, she drew a tictactoe game on a napkin. That's one thing he had noticed, she had a child like aspect to her in the smallest ways.
He took too long to pick up the pen and respond with and x or an o and he received a note instead.
"play..or else." she had the nerve to put a heart on the side of it as well. so he played with her.
With them not watching Jazelle and Jeremy both looked at them with awe written all other their faces. They felt like proud parents having to raise their antisocial bestfriends just for them to soon make a good connection was such a sweet moment.
Jazelle opened her Instagram and took a boomerang of them, saving it to show Logan later or not. maybe she'll keep it for when they start dating.
