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I woke up blinking, not quite sure where I was and I turned my head quickly to see who touched my arm to see my dad. My head pounded as he seemed to speak to me and it was as if someone hit mute on a TV as I realized something was wrong. I became panicked as my father kept rambling and what looked like calling out to someone as I tried to understand what was happening.

Suddenly, I saw curtains across the room open rapidly as a doctor walked over to me. I now remembered what happened as flashes rapidly came back and I saw a flash of blonde trying to get up in the other bed. I felt another hand touch my other arm and looked up. The doctor's mouth moved, but there was no sound. I shook my head in confusion.

"I don't understand." I replied, but I didn't hear my voice either.

The doctor looked concerned along with everyone else in the room. I looked at the doctor and he asked me something, but again I couldn't hear. I raised my hand to my ear in hopes of hearing the slightest thing. The doctor frowned as he said something to my dad and he called for someone. I saw a nurse walk in and Austin looked sad and scared as he tried to get up in a rush. A second nurse came in with a shot and stuck Austin who quickly settled down and then fell asleep. I was now beyond scared as the doctor and his team wheeled me out of the room and my father followed.

I woke up after an old tough nurse stuck me with a needle and looked around to see Ally back in her spot. I frowned how could she be injured worse than me, weren't we injured the same ways? My mom and dad weren't in the room that suggested they were either in the cafeteria or at work. I stared at Ally's sleeping face, her face streaked as if she had cried herself to sleep which was possible considering.

"She's okay, she'll learn to cope, and her mom called saying she wishes she could be here, but it'll be a week before she can get here. Did they tell you anything yet?" Mr. Dawson walked in the room seeing I was awake.

"No, what's wrong with her? Why'd they wheel Ally away earlier?" I was nervous as he came to my side sighing.

"They took CTs, MRI scans, and had other tests done. They say due to how hard her head was hit she lost her hearing. They say there's a slight chance it may come back, but they say right now she needs to rest up get better and adjust to her new life. They say that it may not be so good to give her false hope and to just learn and help her adjust." Mr. Dawson frowned "She refuses to speak because she can't hear herself and it's hard to communicate with her, but she understands gestures, they say her knowledge of sign language is coming in handy, but it will take us all awhile to learn. Right now, she needs her best friends to help her through this, especially you."

I nodded starring at Ally unable to speak as a lump grew in my throat. I forced a smile on as Ally finally stirred and Mr. Dawson hurried to her side, but she just looked in between us and began to cry. I waved my hands to get her attention and calm her and noticed the dry erase board someone left for me by my bed.

Don't cry, please Ally. You're not any different to me. I wrote and she stared at it frowning as she picked up her own board.

Liar! She replied annoyed and raised an eyebrow testing me to say something else.

I'm not lying. Teach me sign language; we can worry about everything else later. I wrote and once she finished reading erased and wrote something else I am not a quitter and I know you aren't.

I don't know if I can and you don't have to force yourself to stay my friend and all. She began to cry a little as I replied.

I'm not forcing myself to do anything! You're my best friend, nothing can change that! I smiled and briefly she smiled before gesturing and telling me it was thank you.

I knew we'd have a lot to learn together after this, but I wasn't going to give up a great friendship over a small matter.

(A Couple Months Later)

I sat laughing as Ally tried to teach me another sign for a word. She rolled her eyes as I tried and failed again. Then she took my hands guiding them in the gesture she had just done and I became more serious. She looked up at me and I nodded and repeated it without her. She nodded and looked at her watch.

"Ally, can't you stay a bit longer and teach me more." I signed as I got her attention.

She smiled replying quickly with her usual gesture "And what about dinner and my dad?"

I smiled and finally could answer that in sign language for the first time "Have dinner here. We're having spaghetti tonight."

She laughed a laugh like she used to before she realized it and frowned. Her voice made me smile even if it was just her laugh and I signed again.

"Trish and Dez are coming. They haven't been around much since they started dating and jumped at the chance to see you again." I grabbed her hand.

She signed "Okay, but call my dad. He'll be upset if I haven't given him any contact or reason why I'm not home."

I nodded and quickly got out my cellphone as she looked away. It had become a habit of hers to look away when someone spoke normally without sign language. Even though she could read our lips a little it still bothered her that she couldn't hear our voices. I quickly finished on the phone as she glanced at me uncomfortably and I gestured to her to come with me. I knew that as she adapted it would still be hard for others to understand, but what happened that night after dinner shook me to my core.

I love a good cliffhanger, but I just can't stop typing so I'm going to write the next chapter right now!