The Girl Who Spoke With Her Hands — The Secret of Ashcroft House
I could not remove it.
But I could remind him that Pearl was alive, upstairs, waiting for her father to sit beside her and read a book.
When he went to her room that night, she did not ask him about the investigation.
She showed him a paper boat she had folded at therapy.
On its side, she had drawn three figures holding hands.
He tried signing, HOW WAS YOUR DAY?
His fingers tangled.