Behind Closed Doors

09 - play prentend

Hazel's POV:

-2 weeks later-

My sister and mom are coming to visit. And words cannot express how excited I am.

Natalia hangs out around here a lot. She's a lot softer with me now. Now that I've confessed my feelings. I'm trying to get rid of them.

It ain't working.

Speaking of, me, Liz, Lyss, Zoey, and Nat are watching a movie when there's a knock on the door.

"It's them!!" I say.

"Ahhh!! I'm so excitedddd!!" Zoey says. I turn on the lights and open the door. There stands my mom and sister. She smiles up at me.

"I can hear!" She says.
"Well, not yet! But I have my hearing aids! I got them today!" She says, coming in. I smile.

"She said she wants your voice to be the first she hears," my mom says. I hug her and close the door.

"Hi Kat! Do you remember me?" Zoey asks. She nods.

"Yeah. You're Zoey!" She says.

"You can hear?" She asks.

"No. I can read lips." She looks at me and opens her hand. Her hearing aids.

"I haven't heard anything yet!" She says. Lyss pauses the TV.
"Your voice first! Are you gonna say somethin?" She asks. I nod.

"Okay!" She puts them in and turns them on. I get on her level.

"I love you," she says. Her eyes widen.

"Woah," she whispers. She gasps. And then she gasps again. She grins.

"I can hear myself!! And you!!" She says. I grin.

"You're so beautiful," I say. She bursts into tears, and I hug her.

"I'm gonna kill myself," Elizabeth says.
"I'm not supposed to want kids. So what the fuck are my ovaries doing?" I laugh.

"Mom your turn!" Kat says, pulling away.

"I love you!" She says. Her jaw drops.
"I agree with your sister. You're beautiful," she says. She smiles, her eyes brimming with tears.

"This is crazy!" She says.

"What does a dog sound like?" She asks. Zoey barks, and we laugh.

"That's not what a dog sounds like," I say.

"Oh. Okay." She sighs.
"Did you know I got diagnosed with ADHD?" She asks.

"It runs in the family. I have it too. We got it from dad," I say.

"Oh. What does dad sound like?" She asks.

"He had a really deep voice. Like this," I mock. She laughs. I smile.

I really, really miss him.

"I wanna hear!" She says.

"I can find a video. Are you guys hungry?" I ask.

"I'm not. I ate. But momma didn't. She gave her chicken nuggets to me!" She climbs up onto the island.

"Do you want anything?" I ask her.

"No. I ate a bunch of protein this morning and I think I got food poisoning." I laugh.

"Okay, then!" I say.

"I'm gonna go get the bags. Kat be good! She's in her I hate my mom unless she gives me food phase."

"Oh!" I say. She walks out.