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Helena woke in her bed. Annie sat at the foot of the bed. Arms crossed, eyes glaring, sign language wasn’t needed to understand her feelings.
“What?” Helena asked with her mouth and her hands.
With much quicker hands, Annie asked, “You sleep well?”
“No, I had a bad dream.” Helena shook her head to stress the point.
“I can tell. You kicked me out of bed like a mule! I slept on the couch.” Helena could tell Annie had practiced this. She signed swifter and with more animation than she usually did. She was learning much quicker than Helena ever would with this new language.
“I am sorry. I didn’t do it on purpose.” Those were the first signs Helena learned—yes, no, thank you, and I’m sorry. Handy in most situations. It didn’t help today.
“Mistress Mule! That is y
