Chapter 2
Nagising si Sierra dahil sa vibration na naramdaman niya sa kamay. May nakakabit dito na parang relo na siyang nagkokonekta sa alarm clock. Kapag oras na, nagbavibrate ito dahilan para magising siya.
(Example picture above. Picture is not mine. The girl above is not a character)
Tumingin siya sa oras. 5:00 pa ng madaling araw. Dapat na siyang maligo at maghanda.
Ito na kase ang unang araw ng trabaho niya. She released a sigh and stretched.
Pumasok siya sa banyo at ini-on ang heater para sa warm water ng shower niya. Maya-maya pa ay pumasok na siya banyo at nagsimulang maligo.
Matapos magbihis ay nagsimula nang maghanda si Sierra. Kinuha ang hearing aid sa bedside table niya at isinuot ito. Kakalipat niya pa lang sa bagong apartment niya. It has everything that she needs. All devices that she need for her special needs.
Sierra has a hearing impairment. She can hear but not that well kaya kailangan niyang magsuot ng hearing aid para mas maintindihan at marinig ng mabuti ang mga tunog sa paligid niya. She can read lips too para mas convenient sa kanya and in case of emergency din kaya hindi napapansin ng mga tao sa paligid niya na may hearing impairment siya.
(Example picture above. Picture is not mine.)
Hindi din naman niya ito itinatago and she always make sure that whenever she applies for a job, the employer should know, understand, and trust her capabilities as a person kahit na hindi siya masyadong nakakarinig like other people do.
Confident din naman siya sa capacity niya as a graphic designer and she can hear well enough kapag suot ang hearing aid niya. Kapag wala ang device sa tenga niya, she can only hear glimpse of sounds and hushes. Para bang may nakatakip sa tenga niya.
She was 21 nang mawala ang pandinig niya. Not totally though, it can be treated pero she decided that she doesn't want to. For what reason?
She doesn't want to hear what people will say about her. She doesn't want to hear all their blames and anger about what happened in the past.
BINABASA MO ANG
𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝙼𝚢 𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝 [𝙱𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝙸 & 𝙸𝙸]
RomanceIsang successful na CEO sa sarili niyang publishing house si Leonard Donovan. He's known for being strict, efficient, a perfectionist, and a cold-hearted person. Wala sa bokabularyo niya ang tamad, manloloko, at pag-ibig. He was shattered to pieces...