The Silent Goodbye
Benjamin, as the father of the child, volunteered to drive her.
Throughout the drive, the conversation was one-sided, with Benjamin trying to strike up a conversation.
Nissa, as always, couldn't speak. But even if she could, she wouldn't have bothered with hand signs just to reply to him.
There was a time when Benjamin ignored her silence.
Now, it was he who wanted to speak, but she didn't want to hear it.
So he rambled on, as if trying to pour out everything he'd never said in his entire life.