Rachel smiled weakly at them. "What a coincidence," she barely managed. "You're here at the hospital too?"Samantha found the encounter strange too, and said awkwardly, "Rachel, this is my mom. She just got off the plane, which was poorly ventilated and packed with people. William and I were worried, so we brought her here for a check-up."Samantha then took it upon herself to make introductions."Mom, this is my colleague, Rachel Lloyd. She's great and often helps me out at work."At Samantha's explanation, Charmaine Clark immediately grabbed Rachel's hand and thanked her profusely. "Ms. Lloyd, thank you so much, really. Samantha is still so young and doesn't really know much. She needs as much help as you can give her."Samantha whispered to Charmaine, "Mom, my colleague is hearing-impaired, but she can lip-read. Talk slower.""Huh? She's disabled?" Charmaine blurted out.Rachel's face stiffened. She had a hearing impairment, but no one had ever labelled her as disabled befo
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