By: Kaitlyn L.
On the road that no one knows about, a road where nobody goes, no one looked at her, no one talked to her, and no one goes on her property. The road was off the curve of a small deli store that everyone was pretty sure was run-down. How would the people of a small town in Kansas even know that there’s a mystery girl? Well, one day Kansas was having its annual parade to raise money for schools and new homes. Everyone was sitting on their cars outside the house watching their kids get tiny red lollipops from the local cheerleaders.
Towards the end of the parade, a girl in a head to toe checkered covered suit walked by. You couldn’t even see her face except for the hole in the back that tied the suit tight. She started passing out all types of candy to the kids. Knowing toddlers they’re obviously going to take it. One of the moms stood up and asked this mystery girl her name, she said nothing, she asked again, still nothing. One of the moms started laughing, she was laughing in her face. She was laughing so much that dozens of people started looking at her. They don’t know her, they don’t know why she’s doing this or what she was doing, but they choose to laugh. She relieved herself, she tried to talk but she couldn’t, she tried to see but she couldn’t, she tried to tell what was going on but once again she couldn’t. The people that were laughing stopped, the parade stopped, the whole thing stopped. They tried to figure her out but they couldn’t she was just a girl with long blonde hair, a plain white t-shirt, and a pair of blue jeans. They touched her, they touched her shoulders, they touched her hand. They tried to talk to her but they couldn’t get a word across. Turns out her mom was there, she stated that she was deaf and blind and got diagnosed when she was two. She was trying to escape the bullying by hiding in a suit. She passed out the candy because she wanted to help the children, she was trying to communicate but she couldn’t.
Her mother came over to her and rubbed her back. She pressed a series of force into her hands. It was her language, by pressing different forces in her hand she could understand her. Her mom said that she wants to tell you that you shouldn’t make fun of people you should care for them, and love them. All the people went home that night thinking about her and how you can care for others.
The Middle Seat 