“Why, though?” He looked at me and then my sister before asking, “Why doesn’t she speak like a normal kid?” “The psychiatrists said it’s because of past trauma.” “What kind of past trauma?” “It’s not… I’m, uh, it’s a private family matter,” Caoimhe replied, cheeks turning red. “But at the rate she’s going, she’ll be thirty before she graduates.” She took another sip before adding, “All you need to know is Liz won’t rat us out to my folks.”
