I Pretend To Be Deaf, I Know everyone secrets

Growing up, I had no problems with hearing. I could hear crystal-clear - if anything, my hearing was better than most people. But then, when I was 6-years-old, my hearing started to deteriorate. I had this rare disease that impacted my hearing abilities. It got to the point where I couldn't hear anything - I was deaf!

I was so distraught. I was depressed that I couldn't hear anything. I couldn't listen to music; I couldn't listen to the birds; I couldn't listen to the TV. My life was ruined! And it was even worse at school. The other kids made fun of me, because I had to use sign language to communicate, or write on pieces of paper. They would make faces at me; they would tease the way I used my hands. It was horrible.

And it was so hard adjusting. It's easier for people who were born deaf - they don't know any different. But I knew what it was like to hear - I knew what I was missing out on. You can't miss what you never had. But I could.

School was especially hard. I could read, and write, but whenever the teacher spoke or taught class I found it so difficult to follow along. I had been in lip-reading classes, so I could make out some words, but I was still learning. Sure, I was only around 10-years-old, so it wasn't so crucial that I be able to understand everything completely, but I still wanted to learn! I didn't want to be left out.

Eventually, I got used to it. I could use sign language fluently, and I was an expert at reading lips. My classmates started to stop bullying me - instead, I turned into one of the popular girls! They thought it was so cool that I could do sign language, and a lot of them asked me to teach them. I was just happy to have friends again.

Things were going well. I had accepted being deaf, and I could move on with my life. But then, miraculously, when I was around 15-years-old, my hearing started to come back! I have no idea how, but all of a sudden I could hear people talking around me - I could hear the cars driving past, the birds chirping in the trees - all of it! I was ecstatic!

I was in class when I heard the first sounds, and I jumped in my seat. A few people looked at me weirdly, but they hadn't realized what I had. My hearing was back! But after class ended, they still spoke to me as if I was deaf.

I was going to say something - I was. But then, I heard a friend of mine say my name. I walked over, and I realized she was talking about me behind my back! She was saying I was so annoying, and she didn't really like me, that I was a brat. I was so hurt, I ran away, and I didn't know what to do.

I couldn't believe it. Was this what happened all the time? Did people talk about me a lot when I was right next to them? I was mortified. How could they do that to me? That's when I realized. No one had to know just yet. No one had to know I wasn't deaf anymore - that I could hear. Maybe I could use this to my advantage? Maybe I could use this to see who was talking about me? Maybe I could find out some secrets along the way?

I know, I know. This was a terrible idea. But at the time, I thought I was so smart. And I did find out a lot. You may think I should be ashamed, but you have no idea about the dirty secrets I heard from my time being "deaf". But more on that later.

I started to fake my deafness. I tried to keep it hidden. When there was a loud sound, I had to stop myself from looking in its direction. If I was deaf, I never would have realized. When the teacher said my name, and I wasn't looking at him, I had to prevent myself from looking round. I had to wait for someone to tap me on the shoulder to get my attention, as if I really were deaf. And trust me, it was hard. You imagine - when someone calls your name, your first reaction is to look, right? But I had to ingrain it into me to pretend I was deaf. And, it took a while, but I got used to it.

One day, I was at my locker, and this cute boy was standing there with a bunch of his friends - at first when they saw me they were apprehensive, but I was facing the other way, so they relaxed. As long as I couldn't see their mouths, I wouldn't be able to hear what they were saying. Or so they thought.

I realized they were talking about me! That's when I heard one of the cute boys, Sam, say that he had a crush on me! I was so excited and nervous. I tried not to react, but I could already feel butterflies rise up in my stomach.

I was so happy then that I had pretended to be deaf. If I hadn't, I never would have realized I had an admirer! I immediately walked over to him, looking at him meaningfully. He seemed to panic a bit, probably because he thought I heard him, but then he seemed to remember I was "deaf" - well, little did he know, I heard every word.

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