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It's a Monday morning and I just woke up to such a fine looking day. I notice that today is my birthday, I'm finally turning 14. I'm happy, for now.
My step mother, Lina, opens my door and sees me awake. "Good morning, Yuki" she says with her nice cherry voice, "And happy birthday."
I open mouth and want to say "Thank you," but the words wont come out. Lina is still in he door way ad she's looking at me all scared now.
"Aiyo! Yuki, what happened?" Se asks.
I can't speak. I say in my mind.
I shrug and try to speak again. Nothing. I cover my mouth and gulp down some fear rising in my throat.
I lost my voice.
I run into the kitchen and and grab a glass from the rack. I pour orange juice into it and gulp it down as quickly as possible. I to to speak now.It comes out a little scratchy. I drink more and try to speak again. Nothing. I've lost my voice.
I go back to Lina, who's looking sadly at me. I can't talk. how am I going to school?
"Go and get ready for school, Yuki. I'll tell you dad." She says and closes the door of my room. This time I try to speak again and it only comes out in whispers. It hurts my throat so I pop a cough drop into my mouth, thinking it would sooth me better.
I sigh and put on my glasses. What happened to my voice? What's happening?
I get dressed and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Then I go back to my room to get my school bag when I suddenly realize . ... I don't know where I put my glasses! Someday this was!
I look all over my room, under everything I touched. I went to the bathroom to find them and still yet, nothing. I sigh and just grab my school bag. I climb int the car where my father was and strap on my seat belt. "I can't find y glasses." I Tell him.
"You can't?" He says. "I'll look for them and I'll give hem to you before I go to work. Don't worry. I'll find them." He says and drives off into the streets.
We drop off Kira first at her school. She wishes me a happy birthday before she gets out of the car.
"Yeah, thanks." I say in my whisper voice, knowing that this wasn't a happy birthday.
We drive of the my school and my father drops me off. I'm walking to the band room, where my friends and I usually go to after breakfast. I enter through the door and once they see me, greetings of "happy birthday" rang through my ears.
Cherry-chan comes and hugs me and I start crying. "Aww. What's the mater, Yuki?" She ask.
Now everyone sees me crying. They crowd me, wanting to know what's the matter.
"My voice," I whisper. "I'm losing it."
Everyone gasp. Kotarou comes up behind me and grasp my shoulders. "RawR! Happy birthday."He says.
I feel so bad, so worried. I jump from the touch and hic, covering my face in my palms. I can't tell him thank you, or I Iove you.
"Kotarou, I'm loosing my voice." I tell him in a soft, shy whisper. I ask him to hug me which I did and I feel a little better. I want to kiss his cheek, give him some way of knowing that I loved him, thanked him, but I was afraid his voice would disappear too. Then I won't be able to hear his sweet voice.
Cherry then tells me have laryngitis, which is the medical term for inflammation and swelling of the larynx, which is also known as the voice box. She tells me not to talk for the rest of the day and drink lots of fluids. Kari tells me to use some sort of sign language when talking or just do charades. They tell me tips on how to make my voice come back.Cherry also tells me it should go away in about a week or so.
The bell rang so we went class. Advisory. I tel my teacher that I have laryngitis and she just nods her head. Everyone is still wishing me a happy birthday, while Kotarou is behind me. Shortly after morning announcements, Watkins Sensei tells me to go to te office to pick up my glasses and Clarinet. I guess my father found them. And I almost forgot that I had ban rehearsal. Good thing he got my instrument too.
1st period was an easy class not to talk in. I just do my work and look busy.
2nd period was tough however. I grab a seat next to Jun'ichi and she starts talking to me. Jun is kind of irritating and she just lives in her own world in her mind. She copies me a lot, my style, attitude, hobbies. She really needs to get her own life.
It's so hard not to talk with her, I mean, it's fun to laugh and talk with her and when ever I tell her I have laryngitis, she just ignores that and keeps making me want to talk to her.
When 3rd period comes around, Kari and play charades because I can't talk. She wants to know who the first place winner was for BBTS so I act it out for her.
Part 1: Two Japanese boys. It took her a while to figure out that part
Part 2: Two Japanese boy Wearing bow ties and tuxedos. It took her a long time to figure tat out. First She though they were removing their clothes! Haha! Silly Kari.
Part 3: Two Japanese boys wearing bow ties and playing the piano. It took a small time to figure that out.
Now it's back to advisory. Free time for us and still ,everyone is saying happy birthday to me.
Kotarou is playing mancala with Ty. I go over to them and watch, wrapping my arms around Kotarou's neck. He's sitting down while I'm up standing. I play around with his hair a little an he looks up to see me. I smile and he smiles (I think) back, then gets back to the game.
"You like that don't you." Ty says to him.
"It's Yuki's birthday." He tells him. I figure he's only being nice because it's my special day today. I tell him he dosn't have to be nice tome because of today but he just shakes his head and tells me he wants to which makes me happy ad blushy.
Now It's lunch. I don't eat and I don't talk. I go into the band room where Sora is showing Arux how to play Hanafuda, which is a Japanese card game.
I have on idea how to play it but I get interested. Now Kari and I join in. Sora shuffles and deals the cards out to us. I team up with Sora as we play. H's pretty much doing all the work and I'm just there holding the card like a pretty little sculpture while the Artist, Sora, gets the credit. I get hungry and right after the first game,I leave.
4th period was easy to navigate my voice away from. I didn't much talk to Cara except for ask her about the problems.
Now it was band rehearsal. It was pretty funny really because different teachers conducted different songs for us to practice and when ever a teacher wasn't conducting, he took a seat next to the empty sea next to Kotarou-kum, who was behind me.
Wasano Sensei, Manzano sensei and Kiyonaga sensei all sat next to Kotarou one by one and the 2nd row of clarinets (which included me) laughed a little. Kotarou said he felt scared because the teachers would point out if he was making a mistake or not.
When band rehearsal ended, I still didn't get m voice back. I was disappointed but it didn't mater anymore. It was my birthday and everyone who loved me, didn't mind my no talking voice. :3