mute | daniel seavey

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8:11 AM

I woke up to my father yelling at me, once again. nothing different.
"Katie! You're going to be late, come on!"
"yeah i know, i'm going" i tried to yell.

I quickly put on some jeans and a hoodie, tied up my hair and went downstairs.

"Good morning!" i said to my older brother, Corbyn.
I don't think he even noticed me, again. He's always tired and practically runs on coffee. He always stays up all night either making music or learning something new about space. I never argue with him over this though. I know he loves it and i wouldn't want him saying it to me.

"morning. do you want a lift to school?" he said cheerfully.
"that's a first. you never even speak to me in the mornings, never mind offer to take me to school"
"so do you want one or not?" he chuckled
"sure why not"

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we got to school and we were running a little late. my first class was physics and my teacher didn't care that i was late. to be fair, half my class was late too.

i took my usual seat at the back corner by myself. i only have a few friends and we have none of the same classes.

i was getting ready for the lesson to start when the door opened and a new boy walked in.

"Good morning! You must be Daniel, correct?"
my teacher said to him.
He nodded his head yes.
"Okay, just go take a seat wherever you want"
He looked around and so did i. there was only one empty seat and it was beside me.
He quickly shuffled over to me and sat down.

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A few hours later, it was lunch. The second best time of the school day. I was sitting with my friends, Alexis, Ellie and Cassidy. We have been all been friends since before we could even walk.
I noticed out of the corner of my eye that Daniel was sitting by himself and he looked miserable.
"I'll be back in a minute" i said under my breath.
"Where are you going? I'll come!" Alexis said while standing up.
"No. Just wait here. Please." I almost yelled.
Alexis sat back down and i walked across to Daniel.

"Hey!" i said quietly. I didn't want to scare him or anything.
He looked up and smiled a little.
"Are you alright? you look sad"
He opened his phone and starting typing into his notes.
"I don't have any friends. Everyone thinks i'm weird because i don't talk ):"
"it's ok, i understand" i tried to smile but i felt bad for him.
He looked a little confused.
"I didn't talk for just over two years, it's a long story though" i sighed.
He looked so happy that he found someone who understood him.