Imbetween The Silence
A short story of 11 year old Max, a quiet and timid boy who is a sufferer of complete deafness due to contracting pneumococcal meningitis when he was 3. His parents unable to grasp the concept of their son being deaf, began to treat him as an outsider. With school being the biggest part of his life, and his social interactions, he is forced to try and push himself from his comfort zone to make friends who would understand; which often lead to more neglect. Until one day a new kid comes to class; Jeremy, who from a family who didn't understand him either; begins to grow closer to Max. With becoming friends Jeremy becomes the new 'sound' in Max's life, and the sound Max always needed.…