Chapter 1

Ishida Shouya POV:

After I finished school, I gotta go see Nishimiya on the bridge. I saw her wave her hand in the air and signal in sign language "Hi Ishida, how are you?" I responded by making the hand gestures for "I'm good and you?" She placed her fingers of her right hand against her lips and then move her right hand into the palm of her left hand. Glad that she is good, and then she said "it is cool that Sahara and Ueno are going to Tokyo for their fashion designer", Then I said "yeah isn't it cool they're going to Tokyo?, So hopeful." and I just realized what is Nishimiya going to study "I waved my hand and said "What are you gonna do after you graduate, Nishimiya?" That's when Nishimiya turned a flattering shade of pink, sighed and said "not sure yet", " you're not sure?", she signed again and said, "I'm stuck between what I want to do and what my mum wants me to do?" She is trying to decide which to choose, huh? And I went and ask "So? What is it you want to do?" And I saw her turn her face to the other side and then she turned her head and blushed and moved her head as 'no' but I said "Aw come on! Tell me I won't laugh", I then smiled to her because I really wanted to know what is she doing in future and I saw Nishimiya blush but she extends her right-hand index and middle fingers apart "Oh! Er, let's see..... that's the sign for........Hairdresser, huh Wow!!!, I didn't know you wanted to be a hairdresser! My mum cuts hair, too! I'm sure you can do it, Nishimiya!", wait...can she does it? and she is trying to get something from her bag, "oh, what's that? Wait... A letter of recommendation?", Nishimiya signed and said "This is an instructor that I respect who's hearing impaired, so they invited me to work in their salon while I earn my license in Tokyo", I was ashamed "Wow, but do you really want to stay in the area right, Nishimiya?" I waited for her to respond to "Tokyo?" I said but she nodded, "YOU CAN'T GO TO TOKYO!" I try to stay claimed but "TOKYO'S A SCARY PLACE! THERE'S A LOT OF CRIME! AND TONS OF MURDERS! IF YOU GO THERE ALL ALONE.... YOU'LL BE HASSLED BY WEIRDOS!" This is not true but I really don't want her to go there because............I don't know I saw her surprise "DO YOU REALLY WANT TO GO TO THAT KIND OF PLACE?! PLUS IT'S REALLY FAR! WHAT ABOUT YUZURU? SHE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO SCHOOL! SHE'LL BE SO LONELY SHE MIGHT CRY EVERY DAY! AND I'M SURE YOUR MUM WILL BAWL HER EYES OUT! DO YOU REALLY WANT TO GO SO BAD THAT YOU'D MAKE YOUR FAMILY CRY?!" I calmed myself and then she signed and said: "you're right but I really want to go there and be like them and think that I'm no different to anyone else I'M SORRY!" She then ran back home without saying a goodbye "Nishimiya? Wait!!!!" But she already left but I heard someone said: "What's the matter, Ishida?" I turned and saw Yuzuru, "YUZURU WHAT'RE WE GONNA DO?! NISHIMIYA SAYS SHE'S GOING TO TOKYO!, Yuzuru said: "I know that." What you don't really care about that, " WHAT'RE WE GONNA DO?! AND WON'T YOU CRY?!" "I'll cry but this means.... she's started thinking about her future. I know that's a totally natural thing... but I think the old sis would have just quietly chosen to stay near home.", Finally, Yuzuru is at my side, "THEN HOW DO WE STOP HER?!, she isn't thinking straight! I guess she got the idea form Ueno and Sahara, but she's not like them! She can't hear!, WHAT'RE WE GONNA DO?!" but Yuzuru is walking away "I'm gonna go home and you should go home and calm down a little, too." Yuzuru is right I just need to go home and have to think about how to stop her.