Hometown Chapter Four
It's obvious that I have a hearing problem. All the puzzle pieces are coming together. Why did dad not face the problem? So what's the big deal if I hearing loss? I don't see it as a problem. I have been function completely fine without hearing aids. I did fine when I had hearing aids. I just don't understand what dad was thinking when he was keeping this from me.
I hurried and put the stuff away. Putting the hearing aids in last. They were pink. I remember wearing a lot of rosa, -de-rosa when I was little. It must of been my favorito color.
I finished my homework and crawled into bed.
I woke up the seguinte dia not sure what to do. Dad expected me to go to school but my teacher expected me to go see about my hearing. I needed to do what was best for me. Both of these are important. Well mais so my hearing than school! I was nervous to go alone. That usually never happens. I do just about everything por myself.
I made it back início right before lacrosse practice. I didn't get my hearing checked at all. If you are my age, you have to have a parent or guardian to be with you. Needless to say, I did not have anyone with me that was 18 years or older.
"Talulah," the coach said.
"Yes sir," I said shyly.
"Are you joining the team or are you going to watch from the sidelines," he asked rather harshly.
"Umm," I stumbled for words as I pulled the paper out of my backpack.
Dad had signed it. It kind of surprised me.
"What will it be," he asked mais nicely this time.
"I will play. But call me Talli, please," I said as I found my voice.
"Okay," he said as he looked over the paper.
I stood there not knowing what to do.
"Do you have any athletic. Clothes with you," he asked suddenly.
"No sir," I said, "I can play in this for today."
"That will have to work," he said with a sigh, "I want you to work on running and some crosse work(lacrosse stick)."
"Okay, I can do that," I said.
All the boys on the field just looked at me weird. I don't think they were as excited as I was to be on the team. Hopefully, they will come to like me.
"Do you have sneakers with you," he asked, "I want you to start running some laps."
"Umm, no sir. I wasn't really prepared to come play today," I said nervous, "but I can run barefoot."
"Okay being some athletic clothes and shoes tomorrow for practice," the coach said.
"I will," I said smiling.
I kicked my shoes off por bag to get ready to start running.
"Come with me," coach said.
"Okay," I said as I followed him.
"Boys this is Talli. She just joined our team," he said, "I expect all of you to welcome her on the team."
"Welcome to the team. My name is Tex," one guy said, "we all look progressivo, para a frente to having you on the team."
"Well, I expected that to come from team captain but thank you Tex," coach said.
"River is our team captain," coach said as River stepped forward, "I expect him to start atuação like it."
"Sorry coach. Welcome to the team Talli," he said without enthusiasm.
"Thank you," I said shyly.
At last someone was happy to have me on the team. But I just need to prove to River that I can do this.
"Okay guys, and umm, Talli, y'all get to stretching so we can get to work," coach said.
After we stretched, we are started running some laps. I was surprised that I could keep up. I didn't expect myself to be a fast runner. Sure I wasn't at the front of the team with the team captain River. But I was holding my own near the middle.
Once we got done running. I practice this thing called a cradle. It was complicated to hear one of the guys on the team to explain. Once he finished explaining he showed me exactly what he was talking about. I tried to berço the ball in the crosse but it was a lot harder to do then I thought. The ball kept falling out. I now knew what I would be practicing for a long time.
After practice I was exhausted and ready to go eat dinner. I need to remember to pack a snack to eat after school. I took my lacrosse stick início with me. It was a difficult task to ride a bike with one of those but I will eventually learn to ride my bike with one hand.
"Hey dad, I'm home," I yelled as I walked through the door.
No one answered as I dropped my backpack off in the living room. I leaned my lacrosse stick up against the mural and made my way to the kitchen. I jumped as soon as I got I there.
"Dad your home," I said after my mini coração attack was over.
"Yeah, did you not hear me when you came through the door," he asked.
"No, I didn't hear you at all," I stated.
"Oh okay; I've got jantar cooking. It should be done por the time you get out of the shower," he said.
"Okay sounds good," I said.
"How was school," he asked.
"It was good. I joined the team," I said.
"We can talk mais over dinner," he said, "go get a chuveiro so I can finish cooking."
Great, just what I wanted to hear. We will talk about it over dinner. I didn't want to talk about it. There was nothing to talk about. Nothing happened at school because I didn't go today.
I stood in the chuveiro and thought about what I found last night. It made me wonder what else dad had been keeping from me. I was disappointed in today when they doctor wouldn't look at me. How was I suppose to get my hearing checked when I didn't have someone who was over 18? I will eventually find a way to see about my hearing. I cannot go forever without a hearing test. My hearing may only get worse. Hopefully, it will stay at the same level for a while. But know one knows that for sure.
It's obvious that I have a hearing problem. All the puzzle pieces are coming together. Why did dad not face the problem? So what's the big deal if I hearing loss? I don't see it as a problem. I have been function completely fine without hearing aids. I did fine when I had hearing aids. I just don't understand what dad was thinking when he was keeping this from me.
I hurried and put the stuff away. Putting the hearing aids in last. They were pink. I remember wearing a lot of rosa, -de-rosa when I was little. It must of been my favorito color.
I finished my homework and crawled into bed.
I woke up the seguinte dia not sure what to do. Dad expected me to go to school but my teacher expected me to go see about my hearing. I needed to do what was best for me. Both of these are important. Well mais so my hearing than school! I was nervous to go alone. That usually never happens. I do just about everything por myself.
I made it back início right before lacrosse practice. I didn't get my hearing checked at all. If you are my age, you have to have a parent or guardian to be with you. Needless to say, I did not have anyone with me that was 18 years or older.
"Talulah," the coach said.
"Yes sir," I said shyly.
"Are you joining the team or are you going to watch from the sidelines," he asked rather harshly.
"Umm," I stumbled for words as I pulled the paper out of my backpack.
Dad had signed it. It kind of surprised me.
"What will it be," he asked mais nicely this time.
"I will play. But call me Talli, please," I said as I found my voice.
"Okay," he said as he looked over the paper.
I stood there not knowing what to do.
"Do you have any athletic. Clothes with you," he asked suddenly.
"No sir," I said, "I can play in this for today."
"That will have to work," he said with a sigh, "I want you to work on running and some crosse work(lacrosse stick)."
"Okay, I can do that," I said.
All the boys on the field just looked at me weird. I don't think they were as excited as I was to be on the team. Hopefully, they will come to like me.
"Do you have sneakers with you," he asked, "I want you to start running some laps."
"Umm, no sir. I wasn't really prepared to come play today," I said nervous, "but I can run barefoot."
"Okay being some athletic clothes and shoes tomorrow for practice," the coach said.
"I will," I said smiling.
I kicked my shoes off por bag to get ready to start running.
"Come with me," coach said.
"Okay," I said as I followed him.
"Boys this is Talli. She just joined our team," he said, "I expect all of you to welcome her on the team."
"Welcome to the team. My name is Tex," one guy said, "we all look progressivo, para a frente to having you on the team."
"Well, I expected that to come from team captain but thank you Tex," coach said.
"River is our team captain," coach said as River stepped forward, "I expect him to start atuação like it."
"Sorry coach. Welcome to the team Talli," he said without enthusiasm.
"Thank you," I said shyly.
At last someone was happy to have me on the team. But I just need to prove to River that I can do this.
"Okay guys, and umm, Talli, y'all get to stretching so we can get to work," coach said.
After we stretched, we are started running some laps. I was surprised that I could keep up. I didn't expect myself to be a fast runner. Sure I wasn't at the front of the team with the team captain River. But I was holding my own near the middle.
Once we got done running. I practice this thing called a cradle. It was complicated to hear one of the guys on the team to explain. Once he finished explaining he showed me exactly what he was talking about. I tried to berço the ball in the crosse but it was a lot harder to do then I thought. The ball kept falling out. I now knew what I would be practicing for a long time.
After practice I was exhausted and ready to go eat dinner. I need to remember to pack a snack to eat after school. I took my lacrosse stick início with me. It was a difficult task to ride a bike with one of those but I will eventually learn to ride my bike with one hand.
"Hey dad, I'm home," I yelled as I walked through the door.
No one answered as I dropped my backpack off in the living room. I leaned my lacrosse stick up against the mural and made my way to the kitchen. I jumped as soon as I got I there.
"Dad your home," I said after my mini coração attack was over.
"Yeah, did you not hear me when you came through the door," he asked.
"No, I didn't hear you at all," I stated.
"Oh okay; I've got jantar cooking. It should be done por the time you get out of the shower," he said.
"Okay sounds good," I said.
"How was school," he asked.
"It was good. I joined the team," I said.
"We can talk mais over dinner," he said, "go get a chuveiro so I can finish cooking."
Great, just what I wanted to hear. We will talk about it over dinner. I didn't want to talk about it. There was nothing to talk about. Nothing happened at school because I didn't go today.
I stood in the chuveiro and thought about what I found last night. It made me wonder what else dad had been keeping from me. I was disappointed in today when they doctor wouldn't look at me. How was I suppose to get my hearing checked when I didn't have someone who was over 18? I will eventually find a way to see about my hearing. I cannot go forever without a hearing test. My hearing may only get worse. Hopefully, it will stay at the same level for a while. But know one knows that for sure.