"Why hasn't she started talking yet?"
Nora had been curious about this for a while now. She had seen how Jackie started talking at the age of 2. He could clearly make coherent words but Ava only babbled even now.
"At first, I also didn't understand why she was taking so long to learn to speak but I think I get it now," he said in a voice soft with affection.
"Is it because of the accident? Is she not able to talk because of my carelessness?" Nora's heart was suddenly being pricked by a needle as she thought about how if she had been more careful, her daughter wouldn't have to suffer this much. But before she could shove herself down the pit of self-blame again...
"Ba-ba-ba!" Ava's voice made Ah-Si chuckle softly.
Nora looked up at him. "My baby girl is saying you think too much."
"She didn't say that," Nora retorted. Her eyes looking at Ava were brimming with affection and love.
"She did," he argued back. "You don't believe me?"
