#Chapter28

The child shakes her head, her grip on my shirt tightening.

"Is it anything that I can help you with?" I ask

She glances up at me with glossy eyes, her tiny thumb in her mouth.

I mentally furrow my eyebrows at this action.

This is the first time that I have seen her suck her thumb.

Hmm.

I wonder what it means?

"How do cookies sound?" I ask as I remember that most kids love sugar

She slowly removes her thumb from her mouth to speak.

"What kind of cookies?" She asks as she places her hand in her lap

I take a moment to think over what...