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I sat at the police station shivering. I finally just got over myself crying but I am scared. Who I called my sister almost killed me could still be out there. I highly doubt that she is but it is possible. She took my Daddys life and she almost took my brothers. My mommy saved us though. I layed my head back and closed my eyes. Im tired but I just cant sleep. I felt a light tap on my shoulder. Startled I jump and my hand flew to my face to protect myself. Once I looked up I discovered it was mommy. I wrapped my small arms around her waste and hugged her for what seemed like forever.
"We are safe, Max", she signs to me, smiling. I could easily tell the smile was fake. I frowned. "I want Daddy", I signed back feeling my eyes flood with tears. Mommy sat down next to me with sad and tear filled eyes. "I know honey i miss him too", she signs. "But he is in the hands of god and the angels now". She signs, smiling.
I smiled. "With Jessica"? I signed. Mommy smiled and kissed my forehead. "Yes, with Jessica".
The police officer came by with a warm smile on his face he said somthing to me. Although i could not hear him, I read his lips he said. "Hi sweetie". My mom turned and told him that I could not hear. I put my head down in embarsment. I really wish I could hear. I want to hear beautiful songs that the evil Esther would tell me about before i knew about her being a wicked witch. I always wished i could hear what she would talk about. I wish I could talk as well.
Once I looked up the police officer was talking to my mommy. She was crying and he was comforting her. I smiled. I suddenly liked the police man.
He had no hair and a brown stubble. He had bright blue eyes like me. He was very handsome. He looked at me. "Whats you're name"? I signed to him, hoping he knew sign language. My face lit up when he signed back, B-e-n. Mommy smiled too.
Ben asked us both questions about Esther. He said he was going to send people to get her body out of the pond. Mommy said she did not want to live there anymore. I nodded in agreement. Laying my head on mommys shoulder.
Suddenly, Ben made a move at mommy that i didnt like. He asked her to dinner! I narrowed my eyes. She just lost Daddy! I do not want a new Daddy! John is my only Daddy! Not Ben! I tugged my mommys sleve and shook my head. "No new Daddy"! I mouthed to her. My mom shook her head. "Just dinner hun". She says to me. I read her lips and slumped in my chair. I felt angry at Bob and Mommy. Bob looked at me with a warm smile. "You wont replace my Daddy"! I sign angirly starting to cry. He leaned towards me. "I know that honey, I just think you and your mommy are very nice and I would like to get to know her so we can be friends", he signs sweetly. I smiled.
Three years later, Im 9. And Danny home. My family is making a new beginning. My mommy married Ben last year. I was a bit angry. Danny was enraged. But we all became a family. Last week Mommy had a baby boy with Ben. They named him Noah after the bible. I love Noah. He has light brown hair. Not alot of hair but a little. Holding him was a good feeling. Hes got blue eyes he looks alot like mommy and me. I like to hold him and rock him.
When I was 8 I got a Cochlear Implant. Im so happy I did. Hearing is the best. The first thing i heard was a beautiful song. I cant remeber what it is called. Hearing my own and everyone's voices was the best. I took speech therapy for a long time. Now im 9 and I talk! Sometimes I stutter my words. I'm still learning. Im just happy I can go to a normal school now and I can hear my baby brother and my mommy and Ben.
At night I still cry because of Daddy. I have a picture that i carry everywhere. I always pray to him and the angels. I do everything I can to make my daddy proud of me.
Im still scared at night. Because Esther survived. She ran away but she was caught. She is in a mental hospital. But mommy explained to me that she escaped before. Mommy is also very very scared. But we cope knowing that we live all the way from Connecticut to Asbury Park. She will never find us. We live by the beach. In the summer we always swim in the ocean. I play in the sand sometimes and see shows in the complex. Live is good. Who knows what life will give me. Its all a mystery.
