“Mr. Valdés,” he said respectfully, “I only did what anyone who knows sign language would do.”
Julian shook his head gently.
“No,” he replied, “most people wouldn’t.”
Carmen began to move her hands rapidly again, and her eyes shone with a sincere emotion that needed no translation to be understood.
Elena observed their gestures and translated slowly.
—She says that tonight she felt heard for the first time in a long time.
The words brought a new silence to the table.
Even Julian seemed affected by that confession.
“Mom has always been very strong,” she said in a low voice, “but since she completely lost her hearing five years ago, many people just stopped trying to communicate with her.”
Elena felt a familiar pain in her chest when she heard that.
Because he had seen the exact same thing happen with Sofia on many occasions.
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