Vincent met a deaf woman. Her name is Catherine. Are they destined to be together? Will Vincent accept her deafness? Let's find out!
Vincent's POV
I work as a general manager at Safeway grocery store. I manage all the tasks. Very busy I am with my job. I'm walking around every aisles and checking on everything is stocked. I bend down, and sort and straighten items neatly. I heard something that caused me stand up look around and saw the woman berating at the stocker. I walked up to them.
"What's going on?" Vincent asked.
"I don't know what she's blabbing about?" the stocker said.
They looked at her confused and the woman started talking in ASL (American sign language),
"I can't find anything I need" the woman signed angrily.
The woman rolls her eyes, pulls out her pen and note from her purse. I start writing what I told them "I can't find anything I need" then give them the note. They read what she wrote.
"I can take care of it myself and go back to work". Vincent said.
As the stocker walked away and got back to work. They felt something between them. There's something that they can't shake off when their eyes locked and stared. They finally broke off..
"What do you need? as I wrote it down" Vincent asked.
"Some medicines and a nutella" the woman wrote.
I can show you where, so they are walking to the medicines aisle then he points out to the medicines. She scanned the medicines and found them. Then went to the food aisle to find a nutella. She grabbed it.
"Is there anything else you need?" Vincent wrote.
"No, that's all I need and thanks for your help!" the woman wrote.
Then they are walking to the checkout, but before I turn around and stop her. She was startled and puzzled.
"What is your name?" Vincent wrote smiling.
"Catherine Chandler" Catherine wrote smiling.
"Nice meeting to you and my name is Vincent Keller" He wrote.
"Nice meeting to u, too". Catherine wrote.
As Catherine was at the checkout and paid then waved at Vincent smiling and left. I waved back at her smiling. Then I went to my office and had lunch, but I couldn't stop thinking about Catherine, I know I just met her, but I wanted to get to know her but how can I communicate with her? I don't want to waste papers by writing, so I opened the laptop and googled for sign language class. I want to learn sign language so I can talk to her in ASL. I searched for a class to take and signed up.
Catherine went home after the store. I threw my keys on the counter. I put things away then walked over to the couch and laid down. I closed my eyes resting and thinking about Vincent. Thinking about what a handsome guy I met at the store. I think he's cute, but how can I do it? I mean the first thing is communication. Communication is the key! I also wonder how that works if I date a hearing guy. I've never dated any hearing guys. That will be the first time!
Two months later
Vincent took ASL class and I improved and did good. I'm hoping to see her at the store again and want to show her what I have learned. Anyway, I walk to the aisle to see if the items needed to be sorted and straighten neatly and called out to the stocker to fix it. I got hungry, so I walk over to the market cafe. Then Catherine showed up at the store and walk to the market cafe. They got everything they wanted to eat. They bumped into each other. Their foods were dropped on the floor and didn't meet eyes. They bend down and try to clean them up.
"Oh I'm sorry!" Vincent said.
She didn't hear him then I signed "I'm sorry"
Their heads are down as they looked up and eyes locked. They then stood up and smiled. They didn't move at all. Again, they went to get some new food from the market cafe then paid for it. They grabbed a table and sat down and ate together.
Vincent wanted to surprise her by using ASL, but he hesitated nervously. Catherine was about ready to get a pen and a note out of her purse, but he stopped her. She was puzzled.
He is about to sign…..
Hi, I'm deaf. That's my first fanfiction and I'm not good with grammars and stuff. Please review and what you think of it. I will try to continue with a next chapter if you like it or not. Thanks!
