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Unit2ThisisSandy
Iloveitwhenmyfriendsintroducemetonewpeople,althoughIneverleton.Ilovetheproudandhonorableexpressiontheywearwhentheysay“ThisisSandy—she'sdeaf”,asifIwereevidenceoftheirbenevolence.Ialsolovethesplit-secondshockedexpressiononthenewpeople,thehastysmilesandtheirbestimitationsofwhattheythinkofastheir“normalfaces”.IftheydotheritualwellenoughIturnmyheadeversoslightlyandtuckmyhairbehindoneofmyears,whicheverone'sclosertothem.Theyneverfailtosaysomethingniceaboutmypinkhearingaids,whilemyregularfriendsbeamon.
I'mthinkingofstartingahearingaidcollection,actually.They'dmakebetteraccessoriesthanearrings:Ioncesawacatalogforclip-onhearingaidsandhearingaidcovers,andtheproductsweremostdefinitelyfashionstatementsinvariousshapesandhues.It'dbeliketheexquisitelyexpensivehandbagEsther'sdadgotherwhenwewereinhighschool.Therestofuscouldonlyadmire,butcouldnot,imitate,becauseourdadsweren’trichenoughtospoilusthatway.Andnow,onlyIcanwearhearingaids:Myfriendscandonothingbutgush.
Tobehonest,Iquitelikemydeafness.Itwasn'teasythefirstfewyearsafterthecaraccidentandthestupidexplodingairbag,butnowit'sbecomesomethingthatmakesmespecialamongmyfriends.Noneofmyclosefriendsarehearing-impaired;simplybecauseIwasn’tborndeaf.BythetimeIlostmyhearing;I'dalreadyaccumulatedafixedcircleofpeople,andtheymostlyrushedtoparticipateinthedrama.
Youknowhowwhenyoutalkaboutyourfriends,yourefertothemasDrewtheBartender,CaroltheFeminist,GregtheGuyWhoCanKnotaCherryStemwithHisTongueandsoon?I'mSandytheDeafGirl.Ilikeit.Idon’thaveanyotherparticularlyoutstandingtraitsorskills.Neverdid.
It'smorethanjuststandingout;too:I'msurealotofimportanteventsinmylifewouldn'thavehappenedorworkedoutquitethesamewayifIweren'twearingpinkhearingaids.Forexample,thethingwithColin.
IfirstmetColinatanapartmentparty.WhenCaroltheFeministintroducedustoeachother,Ituckedmyhairbehindbothmyearsandleanedcloser,notbecausehedidtheritualparticularlywell;butbecausehewasastud:Youshouldhaveseenhisrecoverysmileaftertheinevitablesurprise.
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