You have been deaf your whole life. Unfortunately not hearing also came hand in hand with bullying, though you've gotten used to it.

You didn't know Jude well, but he thought you were stunning. He hated seeing you get picked on, all he wanted was to be with you. So he took a whole year to learn sign language.

He came up to you in the hall one day and nervously got your attention, speaking to himself while he focused on signing to you.

'Do you want to maybe hang out after school?'