Tuesday's Child (2012)
“Her hands moved over Ben, petting his head.
“Saving them from their deformities? Am I deformed as well, helping to defile a perfect world? I live a normal life. I dance and sing and play the piano and watch TV with the subtitles on. Dane does that so he can hear the TV over the noise of the children playing. I went to a main-stream school and was accepted by almost everyone. This is me. Adeline Monroe, a plump deaf person, who loves ice skating even if I do fall over more than stay upright. And... a lot of people think I’m fine the way I am. And Rachel is fine the way she is, too. Different doesn’t mean wrong. She’s one of God’s children, just like me.”
Ben licked her hand, and she buried her face in his fur. “Yes, and you think I’m fine as well, you big softy,” she told him. He nudged her. Raising her head, she realized that Nate stood beside her. “How much did you hear?”
“I heard enough to know why he’s giving you a hug.” Nate perched on the wall next to her and handed her a tissue.MoreLess
“Saving them from their deformities? Am I deformed as well, helping to defile a perfect world? I live a normal life. I dance and sing and play the piano and watch TV with the subtitles on. Dane does that so he can hear the TV over the noise of the children playing. I went to a main-stream school and was accepted by almost everyone. This is me. Adeline Monroe, a plump deaf person, who loves ice skating even if I do fall over more than stay upright. And... a lot of people think I’m fine the way I am. And Rachel is fine the way she is, too. Different doesn’t mean wrong. She’s one of God’s children, just like me.”
Ben licked her hand, and she buried her face in his fur. “Yes, and you think I’m fine as well, you big softy,” she told him. He nudged her. Raising her head, she realized that Nate stood beside her. “How much did you hear?”
“I heard enough to know why he’s giving you a hug.” Nate perched on the wall next to her and handed her a tissue.MoreLess
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