I stared at Amelia. Oh my gosh...
I admit, I did have a hunch that she had some sort of disability, after she told me something was wrong with her reading, but I didn't actually expect her to have one.
Her story broke my heart. She was my best friend. The part of all this that was the saddest to me, was that I knew she absolutely loved books.
Whenever we used to have video calls, she would always urge me to read the book that she would always have laying next to her bed. The books changed every time we video called, and that was saying a lot since we video called often.
She would absolutely devour 400-page books in a day. I also noticed that most of the books she pulled out were Percy Jackson books. She really likes those.
I then looked up only to catch her gaze. It was glazed over with tears, slowly starting to overflow in her eyes. And now look at her... she might never be able to read again.... I suddenly felt something watery slide down my cheek. I was crying too.
I circled around to the other side of the table where Amelia was sitting. I engulfed her in the most comforting hug I could muster. I felt Ella's arms wrap around both of us too.
I know it hadn't been a long time, but Ella was already starting to reveal herself as a really nice and caring person, and it amazed me how she barely even knew Amy, yet still cared enough to hug her with me.
I felt Amelia stir in our grasps, placing both of her hands on our arms. "T-thank you... S-s-o much...." Amelia thanked us, trying to hold back sobs but to no avail.
"Do you want to go to the office? You know... to go home?" Ella asked her. I felt her shake her head. "No, but thank you so much for the offer... And for caring...." Amy responded, squeezing our arms tighter.
"I just d-don't want to face this situation by going home. It's n-n-not like it's going to make anything better." Amelia answered, a sad smile creeping onto her face.
That was the Amelia I knew. The one that never gave up. The one that was filled with determination. She was the one that convinced me not to be sad about my old cat, Mittens, dying.
She convinced me to be happy about the fact that Mittens died. She actually convinced me that my old cat was growing angel wings in cat heaven, happier than she was on earth.
And here she was, learning about a disability she now had that prevented her from enjoying a hobby she absolutely loved: Reading. And how did she react to it? By telling us that that backing out wasn't going to make anything better.
I swear, if there was a book made about her, it would probably inspire everyone who read it (Wink, wink, nudge, nudge).
All of a sudden, the bell rang. "Here, let's get to class," Ella said reassuringly, picking up Amy's lunch pack and handing it to her. Amy smiled, took it and we stood up to get to class.
* * * *
When I got home, I noticed that my parents weren't home. Whenever I get home before my parents do, I pull out a house key from my backpack and enter the house. I did just that.
Once I got in, I locked the door behind me. I took off my backpack, hoodie and I dropped my lunch pack, relieved that I was finally out of school.
I then quickly went upstairs to my room, the stairs creaking as my foot hit each one. I went into my room, scavenging it for my laptop.
Where is that stupid thing.... I thought as my hands suddenly ran over a smooth, metallic surface. I pulled the object out, only for it to be my laptop.
I quickly sat on my bed, placed my laptop onto my lap and opened it up. I turned it on and waited a few seconds before the screen lit up. It didn't show me my desktop, though. It showed me the "Low battery" symbol.
I groaned with frustration as I pulled my laptop charger out, plugging one side into an outlet and the other into my laptop. The "Low battery" symbol changed to a "Low-battery-but-still charging" symbol... if that even makes sense.
This gave me some time to think about today.
For one, Amy barely talked after the episode at lunch break. For the rest of the day. It honestly didn't suit her well at all. It was like she had this aura... this aura that was brooding and dreadful. It killed me to see her like that.
Though, I couldn't help ignoring the fact that Amelia might not ever read again. Once my laptop charges I might be able to-
"Hey-o, Chipotle!" My big brother, Ethan yelled out as he opened the door. I cringed. "Could you be any louder!?" I yelled at my brother. "Could you!?" Ethan yelled. I could just picture the smirk on his face.
"Oh, shut up," I grumbled. "What was that?" My brother asked, loud enough for me to hear.
I ignored him.
Just then, I heard a sound from my laptop, indicating that it was charged enough to be used. I gave a small sigh of relief as I entered my password, revealing my desktop.
I quickly clicked on the app that had mine and Amelia's messages. I quickly started typing in a message.
"Hey are u okay???" Send. Ding.
"Hey Charlie and yah I'm fine." She sent. I internally sighed.
"No ur not." Send.
"No I'm not." She agreed.
"Do u wanna video call?"
"No it's fine. I can talk to u like this."
"So... I guess 1 good thing is that your alexia is actually curable."
"Really?"
"Ya. If u have the right people teaching u then u will be able to read again."
"I hope ur right."
I was about to type in a response, but she quickly messaged me again.
"Sry Charlie I gtg. Bye and thx."
I smiled. "No problem." Send.
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Who I Am
General Fiction"This, dear reader, is how I overcame my biggest challenge ever. This, is how I became Amelia Levy." - Amelia Levy, Epilogue * * * * Amelia Levy was a normal girl, who had talents she never really knew of, or that she didn't pursue enough. But Am...
