I Can't Compete
Summary: 3 shot from Episode 10.
Disclaimer: Switched At Birth is owned by Lizzy Weiss and ABC Family. No
copyright infringement is meant. I am only using the characters for enjoyment
purposes.
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Chapter 1: Bay POV
"What just happened?" I thought to myself. Emmett had just walked away from
me after basically telling me he didn't think we worked in a relationship. I
stood there a few minutes unable to move. Toby and Wilkie made their way over to
me.
"Bay, you okay? What just happened?" asked Toby.
I stared at him. "I think Emmett just broke up with me," I whispered.
Toby's eyes narrowed. "Why? I thought you guys were doing good."
"So did I, but Daphne told him she liked him, and now I guess he doesn't want
me anymore. I guess I didn't matter to him as much as I thought." I said, tears
starting to form in my eyes.
Toby pulled me into a hug. "It's alright, sis."
"No, it isn't. It will never be alright." I said softly.
That night, I cried myself to sleep. I just kept picturing Emmett's face
after I said to him, "Daphne told you she likes you, didn't she?" I don't think
I would ever forget that look on his face.
"Daphne's held his heart for 8 years. Why did I really think a couple of
weeks would make him want me more?"
The more I thought about it, all the little hints were there….
The way he would always stare at her..
He always picked her up no matter where he was…
He and her had so much more in common than we ever would…
"I thought he would be different, that he wouldn't break my heart. Boy, was I
wrong. My heart is broken, and I don't think it will ever be fixed."
"Daphne's held his heart for 8 years. I can't compete with that."
"He doesn't have to teach her his language. He can always say what he wants
to say without "dummying it down" for the hearing girl."
"I give up. She has his heart. I can't compete. Honestly, I never could"
I thought of Liam, so sick of all the "Bay drama."
I thought of Ty, who couldn't run away to the army fast enough.
And, I thought of Emmett, the boy who held my heart, even though now, he
would never know it.
Finally, I slept.
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A few days later, I am walking to class at Buckner. There is no bounce in my
step, I feel like my life is over. I hear footsteps running behind me. "Someone
must be running behind," I think.
I feel a hand on my shoulder. I turn, and there is Emmett.
"Can I talk to you?" he signs.
"I can't do this," I think, but my mouth doesn't agree with my head.
"What are you doing here?" I ask, not sure I want to hear the answer.
"I shouldn't have…" he starts, but I cut him off.
"No, it's fine. You and Daphne. I get it, I can't compete with that. Just
don't make this harder on me than it is already ."
By now, I want to run away. I know what he wants to say.. "I shouldn't have
led you on. I really did like you, I just liked Daphne more. Please don't take
it personally. We can still be friends."
Emmett grabbed my shoulder again. He starts to sign, but before he can I have
one more thing to say.
"Just because I always have some snappy comeback, doesn't mean that I don't
break easily."
What he signed next blew me away…
"I've never been comfortable around hearing people. I haven't been around
them much. But, with you, it was different. From the beginning, you weren't
hearing or deaf. You were just Bay. The truth is, it would be easier if I could
go find a deaf Bay. But, I don't want a deaf Bay…."
I stare at him. Could I believe what he was telling me? And then..
"I…just want you." Emmett said.
Tears sprang to my eyes. He spoke to me. He actually spoke to me. I pull him
into my arms, determined to never let him go. He just wants me. I know it is the
truth because, Emmett never speaks. He told me so himself.
My heart is healed. I feel whole again.
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Summary: 3 shot from Episode 10.
Disclaimer: Switched At Birth is owned by Lizzy Weiss and ABC Family. No
copyright infringement is meant. I am only using the characters for enjoyment
purposes.
#-----------
Chapter 1: Bay POV
"What just happened?" I thought to myself. Emmett had just walked away from
me after basically telling me he didn't think we worked in a relationship. I
stood there a few minutes unable to move. Toby and Wilkie made their way over to
me.
"Bay, you okay? What just happened?" asked Toby.
I stared at him. "I think Emmett just broke up with me," I whispered.
Toby's eyes narrowed. "Why? I thought you guys were doing good."
"So did I, but Daphne told him she liked him, and now I guess he doesn't want
me anymore. I guess I didn't matter to him as much as I thought." I said, tears
starting to form in my eyes.
Toby pulled me into a hug. "It's alright, sis."
"No, it isn't. It will never be alright." I said softly.
That night, I cried myself to sleep. I just kept picturing Emmett's face
after I said to him, "Daphne told you she likes you, didn't she?" I don't think
I would ever forget that look on his face.
"Daphne's held his heart for 8 years. Why did I really think a couple of
weeks would make him want me more?"
The more I thought about it, all the little hints were there….
The way he would always stare at her..
He always picked her up no matter where he was…
He and her had so much more in common than we ever would…
"I thought he would be different, that he wouldn't break my heart. Boy, was I
wrong. My heart is broken, and I don't think it will ever be fixed."
"Daphne's held his heart for 8 years. I can't compete with that."
"He doesn't have to teach her his language. He can always say what he wants
to say without "dummying it down" for the hearing girl."
"I give up. She has his heart. I can't compete. Honestly, I never could"
I thought of Liam, so sick of all the "Bay drama."
I thought of Ty, who couldn't run away to the army fast enough.
And, I thought of Emmett, the boy who held my heart, even though now, he
would never know it.
Finally, I slept.
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A few days later, I am walking to class at Buckner. There is no bounce in my
step, I feel like my life is over. I hear footsteps running behind me. "Someone
must be running behind," I think.
I feel a hand on my shoulder. I turn, and there is Emmett.
"Can I talk to you?" he signs.
"I can't do this," I think, but my mouth doesn't agree with my head.
"What are you doing here?" I ask, not sure I want to hear the answer.
"I shouldn't have…" he starts, but I cut him off.
"No, it's fine. You and Daphne. I get it, I can't compete with that. Just
don't make this harder on me than it is already ."
By now, I want to run away. I know what he wants to say.. "I shouldn't have
led you on. I really did like you, I just liked Daphne more. Please don't take
it personally. We can still be friends."
Emmett grabbed my shoulder again. He starts to sign, but before he can I have
one more thing to say.
"Just because I always have some snappy comeback, doesn't mean that I don't
break easily."
What he signed next blew me away…
"I've never been comfortable around hearing people. I haven't been around
them much. But, with you, it was different. From the beginning, you weren't
hearing or deaf. You were just Bay. The truth is, it would be easier if I could
go find a deaf Bay. But, I don't want a deaf Bay…."
I stare at him. Could I believe what he was telling me? And then..
"I…just want you." Emmett said.
Tears sprang to my eyes. He spoke to me. He actually spoke to me. I pull him
into my arms, determined to never let him go. He just wants me. I know it is the
truth because, Emmett never speaks. He told me so himself.
My heart is healed. I feel whole again.
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