Chapter 7Eva and Elizabeth had been friends for eight years, but they'd become so close it felt as if they'd always known each other. Reaching the stage in their friendship where each family felt comfortable dropping in to visit the other without a pre-arranged appointment or invitation.
The two women first met at the school gates as they chatted while waiting for their respective daughters. Elizabeth had been particularly nervous, worried how Chrissie, who'd been profoundly deaf since birth, would cope in a mainstream school. Eva, a child psychologist, endeavoured to reassure her without sounding too formal. The friendship blossomed, beginning when their girls emerged from the school together holding hands. Each was grasping a painting.
“Chrissie can't hear. Nothing, not a single word,
