I Hear the Rain, I Hear You

Amelia Su's world is losing its voice. On the day she was diagnosed with neurological deafness, she transferred to a new school and saw Chen Lin playing ball through the glass window - that was the last sound she clearly remembered. The cheers after the teenager scored a goal were like a summer rainstorm, breaking into her gradually quiet life. She relied on her remaining hearing and lip reading to silently construct a universe about him in her diary. Until Chen Lin found her sketchbook, looked at the profile that was very similar to her sweetheart, and proposed a ridiculous deal: "You imitate her, and I will protect you." "Okay." Su Yu typed this word on her mobile phone, smiling and hiding the latest medical certificate in her pocket: 10% of her hearing was left, her vision began to decline, and the complications were accelerating. Chen Lin led her through the corridor and wrote "Thank you" on his palm, but she didn't know that she could hardly see the shape of his lips. He bought her a hearing aid, but he didn't know that what she wanted to keep most was his first voice in her memory. "Who are you?" When Chen Lin finally learned sign language, he asked eagerly on her palm. Su Yu touched those trembling strokes and typed the final answer before complete darkness: "I am Su Yu. A person who will soon forget your appearance and keep your memories for you." After that, Chen Lin would be silent every rainy day. The friend asked him what he was listening to. He said: "Listen to the sound of rain that will never be heard again." There was a girl that year who tried her best to "listen" to him in the complete silence. *