Louder than words

It is a shorty story about how the silence is loudest with right people.

Hello it is my first time writing i write in a hurry i hope it is not bad. I know i have many rooms for improvement so help will be appreciated. Hope you enjoy the story.^^

Louder Than Words

Geetisha is a name given to the loudest girl in the village ever known by her parents. In the rural village. A farmer's family welcomes their new born child at their home. Geetisha’s father is a farmer by occupation and her mother is a housewife and also helps in the fields. When Geetisha was born the family planted trees. When Geetisha was growing up she was the loudest and always wanted to speak not in a negative way, more like someone who talks and befriends everyone and this becomes her strength.

There is only one school in several nearby villages. Geetisha almost befriends all students of her class; she even tries to befriend her teacher, which her teachers find adorable for a child saying she is the most social person.

One day after school when she goes outside trying to search for her mother she hears a voice saying “Geetu” it’s her mother calling her, Geetisha runs toward her and hugs her. Her mother came to pick her up from school. “Maa, do you know what happened today?” Geetu says to her together telling how she answers her teacher and spoke and played with her friends, her mother replied appreciating her. Geetisha's life was perfect,a perfect family and happy life.

As days passed she turned 10 years old and she is in fourth grade now. During this time some government doctors visit the village to provide free medical check ups under government schemes providing free checkups for children and the public. As being of extroverted nature she goes to be the first one in line having her height,weight,eye and everything else checked up, “ You are a healthy child ”the doctor says to Geetisha and she replies “yes i eat all good,tasty and healthy food my mother makes”. Doctor replied “oh really yes eat all your vege*cough*” Geetisha looks and says “yes i do doctor madam you should drink Kadha my mother make and you will be healthy and never cough.” The doctor chuckles and says “yes I will.You can go now.” As Geetisha leaves and the doctor drinks water and still laughing in his mind with amusement of child words.

Geetisha goes outside and sees her friends Sonu,Ramdir and Uzaid. Geetisha says “Did you all go to the doctor uncle?” Sonu replied “Yes I did.” Ramdir says “Me too.” Uzaid says “ i do not want to i heard he is using injection. Sonu and Ramdir look at each other and with a sinister plan Sonu says “You are such a scaredy cat Uzaid me,Geetisha and Ramdir did not even made a sound we do not fear like you” Ramdir says “Yes you Uzaid fearing just injections even my small brother braver than you” Geetisha chuckles and says “They are messing with you Uzaid there are no injection.” Ramdir and Sonu laugh and say “Now you ruined our laugh Geetisha” . Uzaid with a loud angry face left to go to the doctor.

After some time they met their other friends and everyone decided to play hide and seek. Sonu began counting one,two,three,four and everyone ran away finding a spot Geetisha found a store room where items of doctors who have come for medical checkup, she thought a wonderful place no one will come here. She went inside and saw some foldable soft stretcher sheets she sat on them.While Sonu began to find everyone and caught others one by one. Outside the store room a guard come after relaxing in restroom and Sonu approach store room thinking Geetisha in there and guard says to leave that no one can enter Sonu ran away thinking guard was there then Geetisha can not enter while guard thinks that he was gone for a moment and that child(Sonu) must have tried to enter but he made him run away while Geetisha falls asleep on those soft stretcher sheets in the store room.

Soon a storm comes, guard locks up the door of the store room to head inside the main building and all doctors,children and everyone goes there to take shelter from rain. The storm was loud, Geetisha woke up she looks around she need to leave as she tries to open up door but it does not she screams but no answer, suddenly there huge lighting sound she is scared banging on door but no answer she is scared having thoughts what if no one finds me? Suddenly light turn off and suddenly its dark now she tries to move only to find materials everywhere she bangs into something and next thing she knows was under various sharp objects that has goes inside her body, she want to scream but her voice do not comes out one object also got her neck as blood flows she goes unconscious.In the main building Geetish’s mother can not find her anywhere as she shouts making everyone search for her. “Geetu" she screamed as she runs in the rain, other doctors gave her an umbrella and Sonu,Ramdir,Uzaid, guard and everyone began to search for her shouting her name.

Suddenly the guard realizes he was on a break while using the restroom, maybe at that time he runs towards the store room,opens the lock and turns on his flashlight and sees Geetisha’s Body and blood everywhere. He shouts on top of his lungs everyone gathers doctors immediately took the action in control while Geetisha’s mother can not believe she falls on ground,screaming and crying and making others restraint her.As doctors rushed her in main building and after some hours Geetisha is laying on bed while Geetisha’s Mother and Father are there they slowly run their hands of Geetisha’s head and says “My dear Geetu please wake up. Please I cook your favorite and we will bring the cycle you want please.” But there was no answer, only tears of sorrow, Geetisha's Father blames the guard grabbing him and slamming him on walls, everyone makes him under control as only time can answer.

After a few hours Geetisha woke up everyone rushed her parents hugged her the little girl finally seeing her parents broke into tears but something is wrong she is screaming but no voices no words goes from her mouth. Her mother asks Geetu how are you? She tries but no words come, she signs, as doctors rush calling her name.Geetisha can you say anything?She signs that she can not, doctors say as i thought and takes Geetisha parents with them doctor tells them that when sharp objects were fallen on her one cut her neck it's a miracle she is even alive but she will not be able to speak ever again. Their faces turned shocked and they rushed to their daughter and hugged her saying “It’s okay Geetisha you are and will be our daughter”. Days go in a haze. Geetisha still can not accept the reality that she is always on the bed, sometimes she wants to speak but no words come out.

One of the many doctors only a few stayed and one of them was the doctor to whom Geetisha offered her mother khada. She approached her and said “You were quite an active child but now hm..” she sits besides “her wanna hear a story?” she said. Geetisha does not even respond looking at the ground. As the doctor says “okay listen. My sister was never able to speak since birth. I thought that she is different we might never be able to talk even other children sees her differently until one i learned that words are not everything even right now i am speaking but we can talk without words with sign language it’s like talking without talking quite special right? So when i first learned about it and me and my sister began to talk it was us signing but for me it was talking she speaks too much sometimes she is just like you and even after all the odds she become an author she even go to interviews and the things she says on them are incredible i become an doctor because i wanna tell the world that even if we humans are different in physical abilities we are all one and go in the field of patients with special disability. I do my part while my sister writes. She also draws so people who can not hear can still enjoy it. She also writes books in Braille so everyone can enjoy them so Geetisha please do not give up.” Geetisha takes a paper and writes “I am not your sister or you how can I”. The doctor looks at her yes you are Geetisha which your friends and parents adored and yes you can be far more bigger and achieve more than us.Geetisha life is just not about it you still are alive and your parents are there so live it and be the loudest because not only your voice and words can shout.But also your actions,emotions and you can so please. The doctor hugs her and Geetisha sees outside the window her parents are coming to visit her; they never give up on her like she did on herself. The little girl broke in tears being small and having gone through so much.

Days passed Geetisha, with the help of the doctor, learns sign language her new way to speak.Her parents and even her friends learn it to talk with her. She also carries a pen and paper to write when someone does not understand sign language. She is an adult now one day while strolling she sees some boys bullying a bully who is handicap they stole his walking sticks Geetisha could not handle her age she runs towards them with a brick in her hands making them ran away in fear she helps the boy and write on her paper “Are you okay?” To her surprise the boy uses sign language and says “yes i am.Thank You” She looks around seeing how people who are different get treated she knows what she wants to do.

As soon as she reaches home she says with sign language to her parents she is going to be Sarpanch. They thought she is joking but she is determined and serious. He says this is not easy. You know Geetu and you might. Geisha stopped him and signed. I do not care I will because I want to and let everyone know we also are humans even different but are. Are you sure Geetu? Her father asked if she nodded yes with full strength. Okay what shall we do.

Geetisha gathers her friends and other people and announces that we will go house to house for our campaign, she writes it in her notebook and shows it to all her people. As they go nearby, Geetisha encounters the boy she helped from earlier. A woman is beside him Geetisha writes on paper but to her surprise the woman spoke while making sign language with her hands.But her voice sounds like a male.The woman says thank you for saving this child earlier. Geetisha makes sign language saying it was a human decency to help in need and smiles. As they converse Geetisha told about her plans that she wants to be a Sarpanch and can not let people discriminate. As the woman smiles and says while signing, “are you sure? Because this world does not want us to be alive.” Geetisha replied, signing with her hands “So what? It does not matter their opinions are worthless, we are also “human even more human nature then them and we will show that.” The woman laughs and says My name was Ronay but now I am Shirdi. Geetisha signed nice to meet you Mam. Shirdi smiles, “yes it is” she says and continues “I will be your voice as you can see whether trans like me and even specially abled are sometimes treated as we are not human i want to change it too and being Sarpanch is the first stepping stone for it.” And they did a firm handshake.

As the current Sarpanch does not like it more competition for him.On the day when Geetisha,her family and friends and Shirdi were going to give a speech some thugs stood in their way. They threaten them by saying one step and they will meet their end in the most horrifying way possible.

Shirdi makes a loud whistle and now those thugs are surrounded by people of the trans community along with various people who are treated as outcasts for having a disability. Shirdi says “Now the tables have turned you all leave or worse awaits you.” Thugs were outnumbered and they let go as Geetisha and all the people followed her. As she climbs the stage with Shirdi. And she signs while Sirdi speaks, turning them into words.

My people from our beautiful village listened today. I wanna say what do you think fits in the criteria of being a human, a person who can see and speak? A person who fits the so-called social criteria of not being different? Being a human means being someone who values kindness who knows right and wrong and always chooses the harsh right over easy wrong. Someone who does not outcast because of people being special and someone who understand empathy.I am just a girl like others maybe just i am little different but it does not change the fact i am still a person who can do anything like you all and- suddenly someone from crowd shouts now a mute and trans person will come to teach us human.Geetisha’s face turn with rage as her hand moment become faster and so does Shirdi speed of speaking.

Yes i can not speak and yes Shirdi is a trans so what? Does it change the fact we breathe the same air,or that we have the same red blood or that we all here eat,drink and sleep the same and have our own dreams like others? No it does not, it never did and never will.I will not make big promise but i promise i will make sure everyone gets the equal rights,everyone gets the education and every children of this village will learn and grow, everyone in this village will actually have facilities hospital, electricity, food and drinking water and your money will not be spended in corruption for some thugs and you all get the facilities you all deserved namaste.Geetisha and Shirdi left the stage.

Soon after some time the news came that Geetisha won. This is the first stepping stone. Maybe she will not be limited to this village but become the voice of all people, the loudest voice that will without words scream and shout and get people the right they deserve.