Silent Love ~a Lauren Cimorelli love story~

Chapter 1

not bold or ilatic - voice

ilatic - signing

bold and ilatic - both

*Jocelyn's POV*

Let's know about me. K? K.

My name is Jocelyn Christine DeLaCruz. I'm just a normal 16 year old girl who live in Chicago, Illinois. I have 5 siblings. 3 brothers and 2 sister. 4 younger and an older. The oldest to youngest: Kayla;17, Luis;13, Kevin;10, and the twins Ashley and Jayden; 7. I only have a father, Daniel DeLaCruz. My mother left when I was 10 year old. I don't know why but I guess she choose drugs over us. Yes. She do drugs. Sad? Right. Anyway I'm deaf, not big deal. I can speak but signing at the same time, it made me feel comfortable. Yes, I can hear with hearing aids but having a hard time to understand. How did I become deaf? Well I'm not really deaf but still am deaf. I know it's confusing. It's hard to explain, so I'll try my best. I have an Auditory Neuropathy. The nerves in my ears aren't working. Sometime it works, sometime it doesn't work. Basically it's like on and off switch in my ears. So yeah. This is my life.🌚

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My older sister, Kayla shakes me to wake up. "Come on. Wake up and come downstairs. Dad wanted to tell us some news. So get your butt up" and leave my room.

I groaned and get up. I put my grey t-shirt, black sweatpants, white socks duh, a grey beanie and my hearing aids. I'm deaf.

I walked downstairs and saw all of my siblings expect the twins who are sleeping and my father sitting the couches in the living room, waiting for me. I sat between Luis and Kayla. Kevin is next to Kayla.

There is a moment silence. My dad speaks and signs, "So we're moving."

Once again, there is a moment silence.

"To where?" I asked.

"Malibu, California. Sorry kids, it's for my job."

It would be nice to love in a different area but what's about my friends? It'll be hard to making new friends since I'm deaf.

"We understand, dad." Luis said. We all nodded in agreement. "So when are we moving?" he added.

"This Sunday" he told us.

So we only have three day left to packing everything we have.

"Okay.." Kayla mumbled. Look like someone is not happy.

"So who want go to IHOP for breakfast?" Dad asked. The boys cheered. I walked upstairs to wake up the twins.

~skips breakfast~

We went to home and dad told us to start packing. We all went back to our rooms.

I lay down on my bed and sighed. I didn't notice my sister was here in my room until she sat on my bed.

"I know, it'll be hard but don't worry about it. I mean, in Malibu would might be better than this shitty place." she joked.

We live in Chicago. Not safe place.

"I hope." I smiled.

"So let's packing? we'll start your." I nodded.

I hope Kayla's right.

*Sunday*

Today's moving day. We load up the moving truck with our belongings. My friends come to say goodbyes.

"I'll miss you like crazy! Stay touch with me." my best friend, Victoria said. I'll miss her the most.

I talked with my friends for a while.