I wish we had never met I wish we could meet once more' Years ago Shoya Ishida led his peers in tormenting a hearing-impaired classmate Shoko Nishimiya When she transfers schools Shoya finds he has gone from bully to bullied & is left completely alone Now Shoya struggles to redeem himself in Shoko's eyes & to face the classmates who turned on him He learns sign language to apologise to Shoko for his behaviour & so begins a relationship that will change his & Shoko's lives forever'