Harder Than I Thought

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I'm not good with people. They kinda scare me. Maybe that's why I can't talk to them. Even when I want to, no sound ever really comes out. So as far as everyone else knows, I'm mute.

Well, the proper term would be 'selective mute.' I physically can talk, but whenever I try to talk to anyone, no sound comes out. I am able to talk to my parents just a little bit, but other than that I can't. Thanks to that, my voice is very weak and sometimes it hurts to talk when I can.

But despite all that, I want to change. I want to be able to talk to people, to make friends. That is why I've decided that I want to attend Ouran Academy. This is my first time being in a school that wasn't an all-girl school. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't extremely nervous.

When I was introduced to the class, I realized that this was going to be a lot harder than I'd originally thought. I'd tried to introduce myself and say something, but no sound came out. So the teacher had to go on and explain that I couldn't talk. That was the most embarrassed I'd ever been in my entire life. Maybe changing yourself is a lot harder than it sounds.

Anyway, back to the present. I was looking for somewhere quiet. After how today was, I just wanted to be alone to read my favorite Manga and sing to myself. Sure, singing usually hurts after a couple of songs, but I loved to sing. It was the one part of me that I never wanted to change. Without it, I probably would have completely lost my voice a long time ago.

Clutching my book tightly, I wandered through the halls, searching for an abandoned room. When I came to the door of Music Room 3, it seemed like a good place. There wasn't any sound coming from the room, so that was a good sign. I checked the bottom of the door. No light on, or so it seemed.

With a smile, I turned the doorknob. When I stepped inside, what I found surprised me. The room was definitely not empty. Standing there in front of me, were seven boys that I didn't know.

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