The Silent Goodbye
But the moment Nissa saw him, she dropped to her knees, clutching his leg, using hand signs to beg him to take her to the hospital.
Benjamin did not understand her gestures.
And Nissa, thinking he was refusing, threw herself into a frenzy. She knelt, bowed, and cried out in agony. Blood and tears soaked the floor, even spreading to the tips of his shoes.
Just then, her phone buzzed.
She froze.
Her dazed eyes shifted toward it. She reached out with a trembling hand, unlocked the screen, and opened the most recent message:
"Ms. Sullivan, your sister has passed. Please come handle the arrangements."