A Thousand Bucks for a Hello: Bothering the Silent Boy Next to Me
Language: en

My childhood best friend and high school crush, Mason, loved to put me down. He told me for the millionth time that I was too loud, too annoying, and not "girly" enough. He said no guy would ever actually like me. He told me to look at Chloe, the most popular girl in school. She was soft, elegant, and quiet. But little did he know, that same popular girl was currently staring at my mouth with deep contemplation. "I heard you talk so much you could make a mute person speak?" She offered me a grand to go harass her younger brother, who was on the autism spectrum, and get him to say just…