My Muted Music Love

Chapter Ten

Chapter 10

Elizabeth

It's been two weeks since Niall has asked me to be his girlfriend. After he did we had seen a few more films before his mother came home. Niall wanted her to meet his new girlfriend and I couldn't say no to the pleading look on his face. I was a bit scared that she would hate or judge me, but she was actually really nice.

She looked a bit shocked at how bandaged up I was and muttered something about kids being so cruel these days, but didn't mention it. To my surprise, she didn't react to me being mute. I assume it's because Niall already told her, but it still made me feel normal. She had said really kind things and when she asked about my parents, she just continued the conversation after seeing that it was a sensitive topic for me.

I actually really like her, and I think she might even like me. We had ate dinner and she actually allowed me to stay the night again. I was really thankful for that because the people at the orphanage would've asked too many questions and I didn't want to think of those three girls.

When I was fully healed, I was able to go back to school. Niall had kissed me when I was at my locker. Everyone in the hallway who had seen it were looking at us in shock. I had ducked my head down, but Niall just grinned and pecked my lips before walking to his first class. In no time everyone had found out about the incident and Niall told everyone that I was his girlfriend. I guess he was really popular because girls would glare at me and call me mean names whenever they possibly could and guys would stare at me whenever the passed me.

When it was time for lunch, I headed towards the library like I usually do when I noticed Niall and two other people behind him approaching me. They had asked me to sit with them in the lunch room and I decided to go with them. I found out that the two people who were with Niall were his closest friends, Danielle and Zayn. They seemed really nice and didn't actually question why I didn't talk, even though I could tell that they wanted to. I met some more of Niall's friends, but they didn't pay much attention to me and it was hard to remember so many names.

There was this one girl that always glared at me whenever I was touching Niall in anyway. I remember her name was Nicole, and I think she had liked him. I couldn't blame her though, Niall is such an amazing guy. But whenever I was near her, I made sure not to do anything too intimate with Niall. I didn't want her to hate me more than she already does.

So the rest of the week stayed the same. Girls glaring at me in the hallways, going to all of my classes, not eating anything at lunch with Niall's friends, quickly kissing Niall goodbye before walking to the orphanage, playing my guitar a bit, making dinner, and sleeping. Nobody at school knows I'm mute other than the school's staff and Niall and I like it better this way. I actually feel happy for once, I do still have my nightmares, but my mood has improved greatly.

Today Niall had invited me over his house. So after school we drove to his house where we greeted his mother and went up to his room. He dropped his stuff to the ground and flopped on his bed whilst I stand by the door looking at his guitar. He looks at me and what I'm looking at and smiles.

"Wanna play?" I blush and look down, shaking my head.

"C'mon, I know you want to. And I want to hear you play. Please?" I look at his wide eyes and adorable pout and nod my head, a small smile on my face. Niall fist pumps the air before grabbing his guitar and handing it to me.

I sit on his bed and cross my legs. I hold the guitar and pluck all of the strings before thinking of what to play. I position my finger above the frets and start strumming the guitar. I get lost in the sound and allow my fingers to do all of the work. This is what I love about music. It can just take me to a different world. It makes my problems disappear for a few moments, and those few moments make everything better. Music has been my rock, never leaving me no matter what. After I finish playing, I look to Niall to see him grinning. He starts clapping, which makes me blush.

"That was amazing! I didn't know you could play that well." I just shrug and put back his guitar. I sit on the bed and Niall kisses me. When we pull away I tilt my head to the side in a questioning manner and he just lies back down on the bed.

"I just wanted to kiss my amazingly talented girlfriend. Is that a crime?" He says and I just shake my head and lie down beside him.

"How long have you been into music?" He asks and passes me his phone.

'My whole life really. You?'

We continue to 'talk' about music for a while. It just seemed to come natural to us. We both are passionate about music, which gives us so much to talk about. We can relate to a lot of the things that we say to each other, and there are just so many things about music to discuss. I don't know how to explain it exactly, but it feels as though music is bringing us closer. That thought brings a smile on my face. When I see the sun start to set, I tell Niall that I have to go. He suggests taking me 'home', but I tell him no quite a few times.

"Are you sure you don't want me to take you?" He asks for the twentieth time. I nod my head smiling.

"Okay, but you have to give me a kiss." I kiss his cheek and turn around to walk away when he grabs my wrist and turns me around.

"That's not what I meant." He pouts and I roll my eyes before kissing him lightly on his lips.

"Better." He grins and kisses me again before letting me go. I wave goodbye to him before walking to the orphanage.

All I could think about was Niall for the rest of the night.