“Good God! How long have you been standing there?” I keep my face expressionless despite my escalating heart rate. “Long enough to notice Nico was up past his bedtime.” She stands to her full height. While she is taller than most women in town, she still only reaches my chin without shoes. “We were practicing his braille.” “Surprised you could get much done with all that laughing.” Her eyes narrow. “I’m sure humor is a foreign concept to you, but people tend to laugh when they read something funny.” “You don’t say,” I reply with a dry voice. Whatever she was about to say is cut off by her
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