I sat all the way through dress rehearsal and really did not want to watch. I wanted to watch it for the first time like everyone else in the audience so, I ended up calling Jasper. I was missing him a lot. He was my best friend since everything has gone down hill.
"Hey Jasper," I signed, "what are আপনি up to?"
"Hey Lila, nothing much," he signed, "just waiting for আপনি to come home!"
"Speaking of coming home," I signed as he interrupted me.
He started signing something and dread came over his face.
"I am not sure what আপনি just signed but, I cannot wait. I am so homesick," I signed to home.
"Oh sorry," he signed, "I am so sorry Lila. I hate that আপনি are homesick."
"It's okay," I signed, "it will not be long till I am home. I cannot wait to sleep in my own বিছানা and see you, your family, Billy, and Jacob..."
"That is right. Oh, আপনি want to see them," Jasper signed, "so what are আপনি going to be up to?"
"I am not sure. I hate to say this but probably nothing," I signed, "All they do is practice, practice, and practice! I mean it has been fun but I have not really done anything!"
"I know আপনি really haven't. But at least আপনি have had some fun," he signed.
"I guess. I am just worried about the after party tomorrow. I know Ella will say yes," I signed.
'Oh yeah, I wish আপনি someone could help আপনি out with them," Jasper signed.
"Well I would go get them fixed but I do not have anyone to take me," I signed.
"Right," he signed.
"So, yesterday, a boy came up to Ella, Troy, and I at lunch and started signing to me," I said.
"Really?! What did he say," Jasper signed shocked, "wait, how did he know আপনি are hard of hearing?"
"Yeah, I had in my hearing aides. He was just asking how long I had been hard of hearing, if I lived down here, and how long I was staying," I signed.
"Why did আপনি have in your hearing aides? Oh cool," Jasper tried to sign enthusiastically.
"So whoever was trying to talk to me would hopefully speak louder," I signed, "you do not sound to happy about that."
"No, it is great আপনি are meeting other deaf people," he signed.
"But," I signed for him.
"I just don't want আপনি loving it down there and never coming back," Jasper signed as sadness came on his face.
"Jasper, I would never do that," I signed, "I am living with আপনি and your family. আপনি all have done so much for me,!"
"Okay, good," he sign smiling as he cheered up some.
"What are আপনি up to," I asked him signing.
"Talking to আপনি and doing homework," he signed.
"NO," I signed, "I totally forgot about shool! This is not going to be good."
"Why, what's wrong," he asked দ্বারা signing.
"Wonder if I do not get my hearing aides working right," I asked signing, "how will I be able to understand anyone?"
"Oh, I did not think of that," he signed, "maybe I can interrupt for you. Mom and dad can talk to the teachers and the principle!"
"Okay, it is going to be the death of me," I signed.
"It better not be," he signed.
"Okay, it won't but still," I signed laughing some, "how is going? Anyone missing me?!"
"It is going good. Yeah, Embry has called the house several times and Billy has too."
"Speaking of Billy.." I signed.
"What about him," Jasper asked signing.
"You have to tell me what happened that caused me to loose my hearing," I signed.
"What," he signed, "what did আপনি just sign?"
"You have to tell me what happened to cause my hearing loss," I signed again.
"Maybe when আপনি get back," he signed.
"Jasper, I am sick and tired of these maybe! I want to know," I signed furiously, "I have a right to know."
"I know but I just cannot bare to tell you," he signed, "it was aweful. When আপনি get your hearing aide working I will tell you. I really don't want to sign it."
"Why not sign it," I asked signing.
"Because it is like creating the scene all over again. I am basically drawing a picture with my hands," he signed.
"That is why I প্রণয় this language," I signed, "and I can talk to my best friend!"
"You are crazy," Jasper signed.
"You just think that because I am actually the normal one," I signed laughing.
"Sure," he signed as he rolled his eyes.
"I wish someone would take me to get my hearing aides checked out," I signed, "but than again I have no idea where to go for that!"
"Yeah, they really need to," Jasper signed, "it is crazy that they wouldn't!"
"I guess, but they have been so busy with the recital thing and Troy with the proposal," I signed, "so it is understandable."
"No, it is not. They should have taken আপনি as soon as they went out," Jasper signed upset, "going with your hearing is very hard. Espically in your case."
Oh well," I signed as I shrugged my shoulders.
"We will go as soon as আপনি get home," Jasper signed, "I better go. I will talk to আপনি tonight."
"OKay, bye Jasper," I signed.
"Hey Jasper," I signed, "what are আপনি up to?"
"Hey Lila, nothing much," he signed, "just waiting for আপনি to come home!"
"Speaking of coming home," I signed as he interrupted me.
He started signing something and dread came over his face.
"I am not sure what আপনি just signed but, I cannot wait. I am so homesick," I signed to home.
"Oh sorry," he signed, "I am so sorry Lila. I hate that আপনি are homesick."
"It's okay," I signed, "it will not be long till I am home. I cannot wait to sleep in my own বিছানা and see you, your family, Billy, and Jacob..."
"That is right. Oh, আপনি want to see them," Jasper signed, "so what are আপনি going to be up to?"
"I am not sure. I hate to say this but probably nothing," I signed, "All they do is practice, practice, and practice! I mean it has been fun but I have not really done anything!"
"I know আপনি really haven't. But at least আপনি have had some fun," he signed.
"I guess. I am just worried about the after party tomorrow. I know Ella will say yes," I signed.
'Oh yeah, I wish আপনি someone could help আপনি out with them," Jasper signed.
"Well I would go get them fixed but I do not have anyone to take me," I signed.
"Right," he signed.
"So, yesterday, a boy came up to Ella, Troy, and I at lunch and started signing to me," I said.
"Really?! What did he say," Jasper signed shocked, "wait, how did he know আপনি are hard of hearing?"
"Yeah, I had in my hearing aides. He was just asking how long I had been hard of hearing, if I lived down here, and how long I was staying," I signed.
"Why did আপনি have in your hearing aides? Oh cool," Jasper tried to sign enthusiastically.
"So whoever was trying to talk to me would hopefully speak louder," I signed, "you do not sound to happy about that."
"No, it is great আপনি are meeting other deaf people," he signed.
"But," I signed for him.
"I just don't want আপনি loving it down there and never coming back," Jasper signed as sadness came on his face.
"Jasper, I would never do that," I signed, "I am living with আপনি and your family. আপনি all have done so much for me,!"
"Okay, good," he sign smiling as he cheered up some.
"What are আপনি up to," I asked him signing.
"Talking to আপনি and doing homework," he signed.
"NO," I signed, "I totally forgot about shool! This is not going to be good."
"Why, what's wrong," he asked দ্বারা signing.
"Wonder if I do not get my hearing aides working right," I asked signing, "how will I be able to understand anyone?"
"Oh, I did not think of that," he signed, "maybe I can interrupt for you. Mom and dad can talk to the teachers and the principle!"
"Okay, it is going to be the death of me," I signed.
"It better not be," he signed.
"Okay, it won't but still," I signed laughing some, "how is going? Anyone missing me?!"
"It is going good. Yeah, Embry has called the house several times and Billy has too."
"Speaking of Billy.." I signed.
"What about him," Jasper asked signing.
"You have to tell me what happened that caused me to loose my hearing," I signed.
"What," he signed, "what did আপনি just sign?"
"You have to tell me what happened to cause my hearing loss," I signed again.
"Maybe when আপনি get back," he signed.
"Jasper, I am sick and tired of these maybe! I want to know," I signed furiously, "I have a right to know."
"I know but I just cannot bare to tell you," he signed, "it was aweful. When আপনি get your hearing aide working I will tell you. I really don't want to sign it."
"Why not sign it," I asked signing.
"Because it is like creating the scene all over again. I am basically drawing a picture with my hands," he signed.
"That is why I প্রণয় this language," I signed, "and I can talk to my best friend!"
"You are crazy," Jasper signed.
"You just think that because I am actually the normal one," I signed laughing.
"Sure," he signed as he rolled his eyes.
"I wish someone would take me to get my hearing aides checked out," I signed, "but than again I have no idea where to go for that!"
"Yeah, they really need to," Jasper signed, "it is crazy that they wouldn't!"
"I guess, but they have been so busy with the recital thing and Troy with the proposal," I signed, "so it is understandable."
"No, it is not. They should have taken আপনি as soon as they went out," Jasper signed upset, "going with your hearing is very hard. Espically in your case."
Oh well," I signed as I shrugged my shoulders.
"We will go as soon as আপনি get home," Jasper signed, "I better go. I will talk to আপনি tonight."
"OKay, bye Jasper," I signed.