2nd Nature

My name is Jense.
I am the third wheel.
Most would say that's a bad thing. But is it really?
I've been the third wheel my whole life. No joke. But it's been so long, that I almost feel like that's just how it is.
When I was 5 years old, I got a hearing aid. Ya, I know. 5. Very little. I've had this thing for literally my entire life. I cannot even fathom what my life would be like without it. It's 2nd nature to me.
But I wonder how much I really miss out on. Things that I don't hear. For me, my hearing is normal.
But, really, it's not normal.
I am the third wheel.
I watch people flirt and hold hands and cuddle. I watch people laugh and kiss and love.
It's 2nd nature to me.
I wonder how much I really miss out on.