Hear Me

Hear Me book cover
Chapter 1 I climb inside the Box of Shame Every time I do I’m reminded again of how my dog Lucky must have felt with that giant plastic funnel stuck around her neck after she got fixed Dad joked that it was her Cone of Shame This giant metal box is mine My poor pup hid in the closet for days until her stitches healed but at least she could hide This box is the one place I can’t fudge my way through No changing the subject No running away No control Just the truth smacking me in my face over and over That my ears are broken I’m broken The air is stale and makes me gag as I take out my aids grab the chunky beige-and-black headphones and fasten them over my ears I don’t even need the new lady in the white coat Yvonne to help She looks a little older than my brother Colby but is 1