The Neighbour by DivergenttRunner
Chapter 1
"Hi, how can I help you?" I ask with a smile on my face.
"Could you bind this?" the customer says handing me a document.
"Sure. Would you like clear covers for this?"
"Yes. That would be great. Thank you." she says smiling.
I bind it and hand her a receipt to pay for the service at the cashier where my twin is.
We close up around 5 and head back home. Our parents owns many different types of companies. We work part time at the stationery store 2 blocks from our school. We usually go there after school. When we reach home, Uriah heads towards Tobias's house. Tobias is our neighbour. He is deaf. He lost 80% of his hearing when he was 4. Thinking about him still reminds me of how we met.
I was watering the grass on a hot sunny afternoon during the summer. When he came over to our house and he stepped on the grass. I switched off the water and walked over to him barefooted. I remember I said: "Don't step on the grass you'll get mud on your shoes!" He ignored me. I tap him on the shoulder. He turns to me and smiles. Just smiles . "Are you deaf? I said don't step on the grass, you'll get mud everywhere." I say again. He squints at me and answers "Yeah, I'm deaf and talk slowly I can't read your lips" he says smiling. I pause to look at him for awhile. After awhile, I finally say "Oh.". I grab his wrists and pull him away from the grass and to the pavement. "Take off your shoes." I say slowly looking at him. He points to his shoes. I nod. After putting his shoes neatly at the side of the pavement, I pull him back on to the grass. I run over to the hose and lean it against a rock. I switch on the water and the water sprays everywhere. He starts giggling. We play under the shower of water. He got in trouble but, after he explained the situation to his mom they invited us to dinner the next weekend. Since then, we were best friends.
I still remember that Uriah was so jealous that we got to play under the leaning hose. He wasn't there because he had his piano lessons. But, he and Tobias hit it off at the barbecue party his mom invited us to.
His mom told us that we were his first friends after the accident. The accident killed his father. He was depressed and he had bad nightmares. Our mom told us not to ask about it. She told us to wait till he was ready to tell us. Until this very day, he has not told us. And, we kept our promises.
"Hey, I'm heading over to Tobias's wanna come?" Uriah asks.
"Nah, you guys have your guys time. I'm gonna head home practice my violin and bake a cake. Tell him to come over for some cake after you're done." I tell him
"Moist chocolate cake with chocolate chips and chocolate ganache?" he says with pleading eyes.
"The one and only. See you later." I say and head towards home.
A/N:
I'm sorry that I had to delete Mystery Love. I found it too tacky. Anyway, I might insert some parts of the story in this one. I also hope that you like this idea. Review, Favorite and Follow! Thanks! XD
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