The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

Chapter 35

Chapter 35

As for Willow, she was quite a unique child. I needed to know how to improve her condition. So, I had to read more books on autism and gain the necessary knowledge to help her.

Fortunately, there was a bookshop nearby. I took broad strides to the massive bookshop with three floors. The third floor contained books with specific and professional information

My eyes roamed past the category labels on the bookshelves. From that, I figured out that psychology books were near the window. I first located the psychology section before finding some books on the introduction to autism. After paying for the books, I didn't go home right away. Instead, I stayed in the sitting area on the first floor and flipped through the

books

There were many books on autism. However, most spoke of cases where autistic children were non-verbal since birth. Only a few books mentioned cases of children like Willow.

She only stopped talking to people after a triggering or traumatizing experience. On top of that, she was only willing to socialize with specific people

bag and leaned against my chair. It seemed

condition on my DWTL.

she could. She also made me do everything she wanted her mom to do with her. She would even excitedly tell her family about insignificant things I did with her, like how I braided her hair. While thinking

such moments were sometimes too fleeting. Some conversations were so abrupt that one couldn't whip out their camera or

at

of Willow filled my brain just then. I ultimately couldn't help but take out a pen I had just bought. Then,

life with sweetness.

help but curve upward. It warmed me to know such a lovely child

my phone rang and I

straightforward in saying, "Willow will be done

since she started attending kindergarten. Because of that, he was probably used to ending his work at this time every day and driving to pick Willow up from her kindergarten. Although Willow now had me as her mom and wasn't as eager for Zane to drive her, Zane still couldn't change his habit. He

downstairs to meet me now," I answered before

saw me and the bags I held once he drove out of the garage. He immediately asked once I got into the car, "What did you buy?" Some psychology