No one Can Hear Me

Chapter 16-The Park

I sit in my room for what seems like hours until I finally decide to do something. I realize I actually have homework in Italian so I try to finish writing 15 sentences about the life of a teenage girl in a book I'm reading, but all I can think about is my date with Jason. Is it actually possible for a person to be that flawless? To be smart, athletic, kind, and have perfect taste? An unsettling thought sits in my mind. Maybe he's just hiding his flaws so that he can impress me. What if he's simply hiding behind a mask? No, that couldn't be right. I shake the though out of my head and go back to my writing. I'm finishing my last sentence when I see my mom entering my door. She smiles and signs "hi darling".

"Hey mom" I say. She comes and sits on my bed.

"So? How was the date? Was he a gentleman? Did he hold your hand? Was he nice? He didn't try anything with you did he? Because if he did I would have to-"

"Woah woah woah mom hold on too many questions. Okay first off the date was great. He actually came and walked me to his house. He did hold my hand and he was absolutely a gentleman. But no he didn't try anything with me. This is only my first date!" I exclaim and flop onto my pillows. Mom just laughs at me.

"Well I'm glad you had fun. As much as I would love to hear more details about your perfect date, you need to go to bed. I will see you in the morning. Night love!" She said and left the room, closing my door behind her. I sighed and slowly got ready for bed, wondering if I was ever going to get sleep tonight.

I awoke to the light alarm on my nightstand glowing brighter every minute more I slept in. I turned it off and put on comfy clothes to relax in for the day. I check my phone and see that there is a message from Jason. I smile and see what the message says.
Meet me at the park?
I have a mini freak out moment before gaining my composure again to reply.
Sure! What time?
Umm now?
Give me ten minutes and I'll be there
Great :)
I run to my room and throw on a pair of jeans and a pair of ankle boots, touching up my makeup before writing a note on the kitchen counter and running out the door, keys in hand. As I walk, I think about what I'm gonna say to Jason when I get there. I don't want to sound stupid or stutter. I mean, it's bad enough I'm deaf, I don't need to not be able to speak. Okay Klayre don't freak out you are going to be just fine. Just start with "hi". As I approach the park I see Jason sitting on one of the swings looking down at the ground. I smile to myself and walk over to him. He looks up and I see his eyes get brighter as I get closer. "Hi", I say as I reach him on the swing set.

He stands and smiles at me "Hi." He gestures to a bench nearby and we walk towards it hand in hand. "Sorry about the short notice... I just really wanted to see you again", he says blushing even more. I feel my own cheeks go red and I look down at my boots.

"I didn't mind it I actually wanted to see you too but I was afraid I might sound needy and I didn't really know how to ask." I give out a short laugh and look up to see him looking at me. But it's not a usual look. I realize with a start that he's actually admiring me. I blush even more. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

He stares into my eyes before answering. "Because you are the most beautiful girl I have ever met." We stare at each other for a few more seconds before I find myself leaning in towards him. The second our lips touch I feel warmth course through my body and tingling in my fingers. He cups my face in his hands as he deepens the kiss. My hands go up to his hair, running my fingers through the soft strands. When we finally break away, we are both blushing and smiling like idiots but I don't care. We finally go and sit on the bench, holding hands for awhile until he finally speaks. "Can I ask you something?"

"Of course you can ask me anything", I say as I face him.

"Why did you decide to go out with me?" I'm a little startled by the question. I wasn't expecting him to ask me something like this. But I know instantly what my answer is.

"I decided to go out with you because you spent your own time trying to learn sign language because you wanted to talk to me. I knew then that you were a good person and that you would be a chance I was willing to take. And I'm so glad I did. If I didn't, I would have missed an amazing night with you and I wouldn't have seen how genuine you are and how kind and sweet you are. That's why I decided to go out with you. "

He looks at me with the biggest smile on his face. "Thank you. I've wondered since you said yes and I knew I couldn't avoid the question. Now I know the answer and I love it." He kisses me lightly on the lips before putting his arm around me as I lean my head on his shoulder. We stay like this for a few minutes before I look up at him. "Wanna swing?" He smiles and jumps up from the bench, holding his hand out for me to take before saying "race you!" And runs down to the swings. I run behind him, laughing as I see him fall onto the swing on his stomach and push out his arms like Superman, keeping his legs off the ground as he swings backwards. I reach the swing set and sit on the seat, twisting the chains around and around until they are completely intertwined. I let go, dropping my head as the chains unravel, making me feel free as a butterfly. After awhile we decide to lay on the grass looking at the clouds and finding shapes in them. (I know it sounds cliche but hey what can I say? I'm a hopeless romantic). We stay outside until the sun begins to set, laughing about our childhood stories of us climbing trees, adventures we had with friends, and of course embarrassing moments that we've had. Jason ended up walking me home and when we got there, I found my mom in the kitchen working on dinner.
"Hi mom I want to introduce you to someone", I smile and bring Jason into the kitchen. My mom turns and looks at Jason.

"Hello Mrs.Patterson, my name is Jason. Pleasure to meet you." My mother smiles at him and nods.

"Nice to meet you too Jason. So you're the one who's been stealing my daughter away lately?"

"Uh yes ma'am I apologize if I've been taking up your time with her I know you work hard so you can spend time with your daughter." She laughs and sets down the spoon she was using to stir the pot on the stove.

"Don't worry about it dear. She's much happier now that you're in her life. I'm just happy she's been getting out of the house. She's usually reading or finding a new recipe to cook for dinner!"

I laugh and start nudging Jason to the door. "Okay mom Jason has to go now his mom is waiting for him at home." Jason laughs as I push him towards the entryway.
"By Mrs. Patterson it was nice meeting you!" He hugs me and smiles as he walks through the door "See you Monday Klayre."
"See you Monday Jason", I smile and close the door, leaning against it with a sigh of relief. I slowly walk back to the kitchen and help my mom with dinner, telling her about our day at the park. We talk about it throughout dinner and when I finally make it upstairs, I am so exhausted that I just throw on the nearest T-shirt and pair of shorts I can find and crawl into bed, falling asleep in record time while dreaming of being a butterfly, free and flying among many gardens while seeing nothing but blue skies ahead.

A/N: Hope you all are having a good day/night! Thanks for reading. Bye! ☺️❤️