Chapter 4
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I found myself anticipating her arrival. Not for learning communication skills, but for... reasons I couldn't quite explain.
"Talking to you makes the exhaustion a little easier to bear," she said as our conversation wound down.
"That's good. It means I'm useful to you."
Her expression shifted slightly at my words.
"You know, Kay," she said, "teaching you these things makes me feel... useful too."
Useful.
I thought about the little girl she'd mentioned. Perhaps she'd once been that child, told she wasn't good enough, useful enough, correct enough.
"You're good," I said. "The way you teach me is good."
The corners of her mouth turned upward.
"See you tomorrow, Kay."
