Light it up

A loud crash could be heard, obviously it was Evelyn with her many bags. Today she had went on a trip to go shopping as she had to gather presents for her parent’s anniversary as well as the celebration of the day they adopted her. It had become a yearly celebration of the day the trio became one. Ever since Evelyn could go out on her own she’d buy presents for her fathers. It was something small she could do for them, as they allowed her into their lives. However the shopping had turned into this big project that ended up in Evelyn carrying too much, way more than she could handle. Which ended in her toppling when she tripped over her own foot sending all her stuff to the ground, some hitting the guard rail that contained the second floor from falling into the first. “ooh.” was all she could say as her cheeks turned bright red as she tried to pick up everything quickly. She didn’t want anything to get stepped on or someone trip on them as she would hate for someone to get hurt.

A smile played on her lips as she stopped her song on the piano, she had bee practicing for some time as she had a final later that week on the instrument. It was hard being a musician in school as you were tested on so many aspects. She had to learn many so she could teach in the future, even though that wasn’t her end goal. Picking up her bag the young girl moved through the building before arriving at the man’s door. Knocking gently on the open door the girl pushed through the frame offering a gentle smile. Her hand quickly reached into her bag searching for the form that she was tasked with giving.

The pair were sprawled out on the couch as she listened to his voice, it was calming in a way, she could almost speak to him. Almost, he often posed questions. It was something she found funny, she wondered if he requested a response or just asked for her to think about. More often than not she had answers for him, but they were too detailed to sign efficently. As she didn’t know the extent of his knowledge of signing was.  A smile appeared on her lips as she looked over to him catching his eye. She sat up before poking his chest over his heart, her smile growing wide. She froze for a moment, debating her next move as she wanted the message to be clear, if possible. The girl nodded once Her hand traveled to his head before knocking on it playfully before smiling as she shook her head. Settling back in her spot the girl sighed happily, wondering about other questions he might come up with. Hoping he got her message, maybe soon she’d speak up, but for now she’ll just use music and touch to work through her communication.

Evelyn could almost cry, as she looked at the girl’s face. She quickly grabbed some napkins her hands pushing them to the girl before bowing in a deep apologetic matter. She couldn’t believe her dumb luck, if only she had watched she would have not run into the un-expecting girl.

    The girl moved towards him, her mind going crazy as she forced herself to speak. Reaching forward she tapped the guy on the shoulder, as she forced an pleasant smile. “Excuse me.” She stated quietly, her voice sounding foreign to her. “Sorry to bother you but do you mind giving me a hand ?”

       The girl laughed at the statement as she fell to the ground in her playful attacks to the male. The pair were in her livingroom of her parent’s home enjoying an action movie until Evelyn had decided to test her action skills on him. She had gotten up in decided to playfully pretend to kick him, which ended up in the pair wrestling. This was somewhat out of the norm as she doesn’t make friends often due to her lack of speech, but she enjoyed listening to him and spending time so naturally she became more comfortable. Laughing again the girl pretended to punch his face by pressing her fist to his head with a bright grin. The girl shook her head at the statement, thinking it pretty silly. There had been moments such as this where she wish she could make comments back at him but it was hard. Maybe in due time she’d be able to speak. She was just afraid of doing something wrong, like in the past. So she remained with her careful actions.

Evelyn was the type to watch often, as interaction came hard to her. Though the fear of interacting had died down some, it had just become natural not to speak at all. Tilting her head the girl caught eye of a man that looked about her age. He seemed different, maybe it could be due to her element of light she could read people easily. It was interesting to her, and her curiosity was dying to know. It was as if someone heard her plea as the boy’s wallet dropped from his pocket. In a quick, fluid motion the girl sprang from her seat before moving to gather up his belongings. The girl then proceeded to go after him, catching up quickly to poke his shoulder softly. These are the times she wish it didn’t feel strange to speak - maybe it was her cowardliness. Flashing a small smile towards he male she held up his wallet.

Her face dropped slightly as she reached into her pocket. Evelyn was willing to pay for the girl’s ticket if she agreed to go, even if that meant the girl would probably have to rely on her parents a bit more than normal, or do an extra show or two to gain back the loss. She tried to motion that by flashing her wallet to the other, twisting it back and forth. “Please?” She spoke softly, it was one of the few words she had said to the girl in their encounters. It was all she could muster up, as fear and music took her words.