When I was young, I was very shy. That has never worn off. Awkwardness always seems to run in my veins, in copious amounts. In middle school I talked a lot. And then in high school, I completely closed off. Like I couldn't talk. I couldn't force myself to talk.
The doctors called it selective mutism.
My classmates called it annoying.
"Why don't you talk?" Elsa demanded.
I shrugged.
"You're annoying."
I just looked at her.
"Yeah...then why am I always around you, right?" her nose scrunched. "God, your freakishness is rubbing off on me." She slammed my locker shut and walked away.
