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“Anything in particular bothering you?” she asked after a minute

“Nothing…everything,” I adured out in e so quickly, without any notice, you know?”

“I knohat you s will inevitably change Soood”

“Are you happy?” I blurted out

She looked taken aback by my question

“I’m sorry I used to think I was happy, but maybe I was only happy because I didn’t realize what I was ”

She seemed to ponder over my words “I had a cousin as born deaf She was the happiest person I knew She saw the positive in everything Then, when she enty, she had surgery to restore her hearing” She paused and smiled “I was there the first tiuess what I’ to say is you can make the best of your situation, and still appreciate that there s out there to come”

“Thatto share that moment with your cousin”

“It was,” she said with a grin “I will never forget the look on her face as he said those three little words that so ranted”

“I needed this,” I said, turning to her “Thanks Considering it’s one in the ot to my feet and put my hand out

She s me help her to her feet “Anyti at all, I’ a flyaway strand of hair behind her ear

“Thanks, I appreciate it,” I said,up intoover and over in my head as I fell asleep

If only I could be sure you’d still be there for me after you listened to what I have to tell you

Chapter Thirteen

It was one of those days where I wanted to do nothing, and I had achieved just that It was eight in the evening as I stood in the bathroo at rabbed a couple of Tylenol—a pree