Listen Carefully [UNDER REVISION]

Chapter XVII: Friendship

As I opened my eyes, all I see is white ceiling, faint sanitizer is all over the air, and I felt several tubes attached on my body. I look around me as my eyes adjusted to the light, I tried to move my fingers but failed miserably. I sit up on my bed enduring the pain I felt on my side, I look around me and I saw I was in the hospital room. I squeezed my eyes shut and opened it once again, I turned my gazed on the side and I saw my brother there, sleeping on the couch with uncle beside him.

I look on the window and I saw William talking with a doctor, but I just realized something, my surroundings being eerily quiet. I can't hear any sounds around me, I checked if the patient monitor is on, air-conditioning and also the ventilator. William noticed me sitting on my bed which made him tapped the doctor shoulder, and opened my door.

Something is odd.... I can't hear anything, I saw his lips move trying to say something, but I can't hear it. What is happening?. I tilted my head on the side, while looking at him. I saw his lips move again and I can't still hear anything, any single words he was saying to me, any single sounds in my surroundings. Everything is eerily quiet, and it is so frustrating, this silence taking my sanity away.

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That's.....

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When...

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I.....

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Realized....

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I....

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Lost....

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My.....

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Sense.....

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Of....

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Hearing.....

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Too......

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Hot tears streamed down on my cheeks, as I tried to hit my head using my hands, letting out agonizing scream. Alerting my brother and uncle that finally I woke up, William stopped me hitting myself and engulfed me in a tight hug, instead. I keep screaming and trying to loosen William's gripped on me, then I felt his own tears fall down on my shoulder, which made me stopped fighting back. But I keep screaming, I can't hear any single sound, everything is extremely quiet. How am I supposed to know what is going to happen with me? or how am I supposed able to listen William voice?, Now I'm totally worthless in this world. I can't speak and can't hear too, what a great life to have.

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*William POV*

"Mr. Sinclair, Sophia condition is very rare. It is actually my first encounter a child lost her ability to speak because of traumatic event. Usually childrens prefer to say everything, than went totally silent about it. All of this is psychological problem, there is still a small chance her ability to speak will returned. It's all up to her if she will remember to speak, I'm afraid too she might went deaf after she wake up, both of her eardrums had been damaged by this accident. It was still a miracle she only have a few injuries, about your sister and their friend situation we will do everything to cure them. I also suggest Mr. Sinclair they should undergo in a mental treatment, losing your ability can affect their mental stability we don't want them to be like Sophia"