I woke up. I was feeling really dizzy. I heard some footsteps coming near me,I was almost completely sure that it was the teacher. He was so going to kill me... To my surprise,it wasn't a teacher. It was a girl shadow,just like mine. It looked really slender with long hair flowing on the back. The tiny feet and wrists reminded me of Annie,and it was her afterall...
I was so happy that I could literally feel tears forcing their way out of my eyes. Annie just looked at me as if we were together the whole day. I started "talking" to her,which she responded to,in speech.
"Oh,are you still using that boring old sign language? I forgot about that! Well,why are you starting at me? You're the one who can't talk!"
I looked at her both in anger and astonishment. I was angry,well,because she was pestering me,and I was astonished because she could actually speak. I just kept staring at her,my mouth gaping open. She stared and squinted. "Hmm... You're not deaf,so how can you not speak? I'm pretty sure you can,now come on!" I tried to sign that I had a mental problem,but she wouldn't listen. "Enough of that signing,don't you understand?! I DO NOT SPEAK THAT STUPID LANGUAGE ANYMORE!"
I just stared at her,unsure of what to do. I froze in my spot. My hands were getting cold,and I was also looking very pale. She suddenly grasped my shoulder and shook me violently.
"JUST SPEAK ALREADY LILAC! SPEAK! LILAC!!!"
Just then,I woke up in the nurse's office. I had a weird mask on. The nurses were trying to wake me up... I was glad that was over,but all of a sudden Annie called me...
YOU ARE READING
Foreign To This World
Non-FictionHow does it feel to be a foreigner? Nobody knows better than Lilac. She has an unpredictably active mind,yet no words have came out of her mouth ever since she was born. Will she finally pour out the years of emotions inside of her?
