Ella's POV
This was the happiest 日 of my life and my step sister cannot be happy for me?! She can not set her hard feeling for Jacob aside so I can be happy. I just do not understand why she took off so fast. Why could not just talk to Jake and set everything straight.
"Ella are 你 okay," Troy asked me.
"No I am not," I stated, "this is the happiest 日 of my life and Lila just leaves!"
"I know but 你 have to think about her feelings," he said, "I would not want to be around the two people who hurt me the most."
"Now I am just being selfish," I 说 as I sat on the couch.
"Ella, I am so sorry. I should have never come," Jake 说 as Troy glared at him.
Ever since Troy found out what happened to Lila, he cannot look at Jake nicely.
"No, I wanted 你 here for the play. I am so happy 你 came," I 说 as I hugged him, "if she had not gone 首页 so fast we could have all gone out to lunch!"
"I don't blame her for going 首页 this early," Billy 说 as he appeared in the room.
"Why," Jacob asked confused.
"Well, she probably cannot stand to be around us. Especially after what happened," he said.
"I still don't get it," Jake said.
"What do 你 not get," Troy asked sarcastically.
"Why she is being a brat," Jake said.
"Really, 你 think she is being a brat," Troy asked angery, "you have no idea what it is like to be victim of something like that. It will stay with her for the rest of her life. And no matter how she tries to forget, she won't! Lila will always have a reminder of it because 你 caused her to be Deaf!"
"She did not become Deaf because of me! How dare 你 say that," Jake 说 just as angery as Troy.
"Both of 你 shut up," I yelled, "let's just drop this!"
"Ella is right. We should be talking about happier things," Billy stated, "We can talk about New York and how much fun that will be for both of you."
"It is going to be so much fun," I 说 happily as Troy stormed out of the room.
"Troy," I 说 as I ran to catch up with him, "what's wrong"
"How can 你 sit there and let your brother think that way," he asked with sorrow in his eyes.
"I cannot do anything to change the way he thinks," I said, "why are 你 so upset?"
"I just feel so bad for Lila. I just cannot imagion what she is going through with this and her hearing. I mean just think if 你 could not hear tomorrow," he said, "it saddens me a lot. I wish there was something I could do for her. It is not right for him to just get away with it."
"I am not having this conversation," I stated, "You know it is true!"
"Oh, I do not want us to get into a big arguement over this," I said, "all I can say is that he is my brother and I cannot take sides between him and Lila!"
"Are 你 saying 你 believe Jake over Lila," he asked.
"Almost. It sickens me to know that he could have done something like this, but then again he is my blood brother," I stated.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anyone," he said.
"Troy, 你 have not known them that long," I said, "just don't judge them to quick."
I followed him back into the living room. Troy was still not thrilled with Jake 或者 my dad. I just did not know what side to take.
Jasper's POV
After Lila came out of her bedroom, she did not want to talk about anything. She grabbed her backpack and started on homework which was rare. But I took that oppertunity to help her.
"I only have one hearing aide, how am I suppose to be able to listen to teachers," she asked radomly.
Lila was still thinking about everything that had happened today.
"I can sign if 你 have 问题 或者 we can ask the teacher after class," I 说 as I signed.
"Never mind," she said.
I took that as sign as she had no idea what I was saying 或者 signing.
"Lila, are 你 okay," I wrote on a piece of paper.
"It's just had not knowing what anyone is saying 或者 signing," she wrote, "then something like this happens and 你 either want to here every bit of it 或者 not know it at all. But I know half the story."
"If it makes 你 feel better, I only know," I wrote back smiling, "I am sorry that he broke your hearing aide."
"I learn to deal without them," she wrote.
We sat there a little while longer doing homework and then Lila decided she want to go to bed.
I went down stairs and allowed Lila to go to 床, 床上 early.
"How did Lila do on her homework," mom asked signing.
"Fine. She is so upset with her hearing. She would rather know everything that boy 说 或者 not even know it happened," I signed.
"I just wonder if we sent 你 two to a Deaf school if it would be better," mom signed, "you have been wanting to meet some Deaf 老友记 and it would force Lila to communicate in English and ASL."
"Really," I signed with my eyes big, "you would really send us?!"
"Maybe, I have to talk to your dad," mom signed.
"Thank you," I signed excited.
This was the happiest 日 of my life and my step sister cannot be happy for me?! She can not set her hard feeling for Jacob aside so I can be happy. I just do not understand why she took off so fast. Why could not just talk to Jake and set everything straight.
"Ella are 你 okay," Troy asked me.
"No I am not," I stated, "this is the happiest 日 of my life and Lila just leaves!"
"I know but 你 have to think about her feelings," he said, "I would not want to be around the two people who hurt me the most."
"Now I am just being selfish," I 说 as I sat on the couch.
"Ella, I am so sorry. I should have never come," Jake 说 as Troy glared at him.
Ever since Troy found out what happened to Lila, he cannot look at Jake nicely.
"No, I wanted 你 here for the play. I am so happy 你 came," I 说 as I hugged him, "if she had not gone 首页 so fast we could have all gone out to lunch!"
"I don't blame her for going 首页 this early," Billy 说 as he appeared in the room.
"Why," Jacob asked confused.
"Well, she probably cannot stand to be around us. Especially after what happened," he said.
"I still don't get it," Jake said.
"What do 你 not get," Troy asked sarcastically.
"Why she is being a brat," Jake said.
"Really, 你 think she is being a brat," Troy asked angery, "you have no idea what it is like to be victim of something like that. It will stay with her for the rest of her life. And no matter how she tries to forget, she won't! Lila will always have a reminder of it because 你 caused her to be Deaf!"
"She did not become Deaf because of me! How dare 你 say that," Jake 说 just as angery as Troy.
"Both of 你 shut up," I yelled, "let's just drop this!"
"Ella is right. We should be talking about happier things," Billy stated, "We can talk about New York and how much fun that will be for both of you."
"It is going to be so much fun," I 说 happily as Troy stormed out of the room.
"Troy," I 说 as I ran to catch up with him, "what's wrong"
"How can 你 sit there and let your brother think that way," he asked with sorrow in his eyes.
"I cannot do anything to change the way he thinks," I said, "why are 你 so upset?"
"I just feel so bad for Lila. I just cannot imagion what she is going through with this and her hearing. I mean just think if 你 could not hear tomorrow," he said, "it saddens me a lot. I wish there was something I could do for her. It is not right for him to just get away with it."
"I am not having this conversation," I stated, "You know it is true!"
"Oh, I do not want us to get into a big arguement over this," I said, "all I can say is that he is my brother and I cannot take sides between him and Lila!"
"Are 你 saying 你 believe Jake over Lila," he asked.
"Almost. It sickens me to know that he could have done something like this, but then again he is my blood brother," I stated.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anyone," he said.
"Troy, 你 have not known them that long," I said, "just don't judge them to quick."
I followed him back into the living room. Troy was still not thrilled with Jake 或者 my dad. I just did not know what side to take.
Jasper's POV
After Lila came out of her bedroom, she did not want to talk about anything. She grabbed her backpack and started on homework which was rare. But I took that oppertunity to help her.
"I only have one hearing aide, how am I suppose to be able to listen to teachers," she asked radomly.
Lila was still thinking about everything that had happened today.
"I can sign if 你 have 问题 或者 we can ask the teacher after class," I 说 as I signed.
"Never mind," she said.
I took that as sign as she had no idea what I was saying 或者 signing.
"Lila, are 你 okay," I wrote on a piece of paper.
"It's just had not knowing what anyone is saying 或者 signing," she wrote, "then something like this happens and 你 either want to here every bit of it 或者 not know it at all. But I know half the story."
"If it makes 你 feel better, I only know," I wrote back smiling, "I am sorry that he broke your hearing aide."
"I learn to deal without them," she wrote.
We sat there a little while longer doing homework and then Lila decided she want to go to bed.
I went down stairs and allowed Lila to go to 床, 床上 early.
"How did Lila do on her homework," mom asked signing.
"Fine. She is so upset with her hearing. She would rather know everything that boy 说 或者 not even know it happened," I signed.
"I just wonder if we sent 你 two to a Deaf school if it would be better," mom signed, "you have been wanting to meet some Deaf 老友记 and it would force Lila to communicate in English and ASL."
"Really," I signed with my eyes big, "you would really send us?!"
"Maybe, I have to talk to your dad," mom signed.
"Thank you," I signed excited.