Whispers Turn to Whimpers: Could He Ever Change?

Chapter 244

Chapter 244

“Sylvia, Fran.”

“Sherilyn!” Sylvia hurriedly put down her book; she had been reading to Francis.

Sylvia looked a bit aggrieved. “You’ve come just in time; your Fran was just getting annoyed with me.”

“How could he?”

“How couldn’t he?” Sylvia complained. “I was just trying to get him to start talking sooner. Look at him, all impatient!”

Sherilyn couldn’t help but chuckle, “Sylvia, maybe we could try a different. approach?”

She explained, “Reading books, with their long sentences, might be too much. for Fran to grasp.”

As she spoke, she pulled out a stack of flashcards from her bag. The kind that kindergarten kids use to learn words.

Sherilyn waved the flashcards in her hand. “Fran, how about we try this? You can look at each card, and we’ll learn, word by word. How does that sound?”

Francis was now able to sit up. Leaning on his wheelchair, he gave Sherilyn a slight smile, his voice muffled but trying to form sounds.

“Good…”

“Look at that.”

her hands in delight. “Sherilyn, you always think of

said that Francis needed to relearn everything from scratch, like a

she had started talking with the help of these flashcards, one word at a time. So,

Gilbert, “Fran, welcome back, welcome home. Don’t worry,

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slowly, solemnly.

the other. Seeing this scene, Gilbert couldn’t help but think to himself how dedicated Sherilyn

Francis.

spoiled brat she used to be; she knew how to reciprocate the love she received, both to Sylvia and to Francis. Yet, Gilbert wasn’t on her list of people

to repay…

dinner, Sherilyn was about

instructed Gilbert, “Make sure you drive Sherilyn home safely,

me?”

you, Grandma.”

ushered into the car and they left the Johnson family’s estate. The car ride was quiet, neither. of them speaking

at the corner

“Grandma asked me to take you home, not to the corner.” “That’s because…” Sherilyn explained,

understanding

pick her up; he couldn’t