“Hi, sweetie, do you remember the little boy Mommy helped in the police department a few days ago?”
After they finished the first picture book, sitting on the floor, Lena asked softly.
The little girl nodded her head without looking at Lena. She reached out her hand for the second picture book. There was a second of weird silence between them.
Lena then said, “Mommy has been meeting the little boy at Mommy’s workplace since then. He couldn’t speak like other kids did. Mommy is helping him get better.”
Angela nodded her head again, still without looking at Lena. She and her brother were at the same kindergarten. She knew what was happening recently, and she felt a bit left out.
If only Lucas could learn to speak faster, then they could all be together.
Lena knew Angela was being
