Mend my heart

Chapter Two - Mutes and Misgivings

Mutes and Misgivings

Cole's POV

I strutted into my new homeroom, neither my steady hands nor my casual smirk betrayed how nervous I was.

I walked in and was shocked, nobody was being shoved against anything, nobody had excessive amounts of make up or dyed hair.

Except for one girl, her group in particular caught my eye. They were easily the largest group of people in the room and there was a clear buzz around them.

But she stood out, she had black hair, dyed near the roots and incredibly dry. I immediately walked up to her group and held my hand out.

A girl with long brown hair reached out and shook it. "Hi, I'm Becca, and you are?" She cocked her head to the side, questioningly.

"Cole, Cole Simmons." I said with a smile. "And who might you all be?" I asked, referring to the group in front of us.

She started introducing people and I got a smile and wave from everyone. Everyone except the girl with the black hair. Turns out her name was Leyla.

I leaned over and muttered to Becca "So what's Leyla's deal? Why isn't she speaking to anyone?" She sighed, as if this were something she had to repeat often.

"We don't speak about that. But she is kind of mute." She said, deadly serious now. Umm.. Okay. I just nodded my head in response.

"She'll only speak in sign language, so unless you're willing to learn, she won't talk to you." She said.

"So, this may be kind of personal, but why doesn't she speak?" I asked, suddenly concerned for the girl. Becca gritted her teeth. "I said we don't talk about that."

The girl Leyla looked up and moved her hands quickly, I figured in sign language, and I wondered what she was saying.

Becca quickly responded, but just with a nod.

She turned to me then, and with gritted teeth told me that I shouldn't ask and maybe to stay away from their group.

I backed up and chose a seat next to a random guy, not really talking except when I had to.

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Sorry, this is mega short but I'm trying to lengthen each chapter and I couldn't think of a way to lengthen this without it dragging on! Anyway, again just huge thanks to anyone who reads!!

Olivia

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PS. I'm english, so I don't know if these are proper American terms! :)