Listen Carefully [UNDER REVISION]

Chapter XIV: His Other Side

"WILLIAM JAMES SINCLAIR!, BRING SOPHIA OUT, AT ONCE. YOU FREAKING SNEAKY BASTARD!"

"I think I made her mad this time"

William whispered, which made burts out of laughter and shake my head. William signed to me to stay here. So I just nodded my head and look around his room, I saw several pictures of him with his nephew and sister, I tilted my head as I take a look on their pictures on the wall. I get up on his bed and take a close look to the picture, it seems his sister had a disability too. I can't put my finger on it, I was going to get the picture but I heard my phone ring which made me jump a little. I look one last time to the photograph before I take my phone inside my purse, to take a look what is the noise all about. I raised my eyebrows as I received a text message from unknown number.

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+1 4**********

Sophia?

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I was about to reply but I hear the door open and William is standing there looking at me somewhat showing amazement, he walked towards me and take a look on my cellphone. I saw his eyebrows knitted in confusion, he signed to me, which made me incredible confused all of a sudden.

"Who is it?"

"First of all, why you are signing?" I signed back

"Someone downstairs" He whispered, which made raised my eyebrows and at the same time angry.

"You left your sister alone with a freaking stranger??!" I signed back clearly annoyed.

He just shaked his head again, which made me even more confused. I tilted my head on the side which made him smirk, he take my hand as we go out in his room. We both go downstairs while holding each other's hands, then I saw Roseline there smiling at me awkwardly, I take a look at the middle age woman beside her. I keep looking at the woman but something caught my attention, someone engulfed me in a tight hug, which made me suprised. I looked at my front and I saw a kid who is smiling at me cheekily, I looked at William who had a wide smile on his face. He begin to sign to me.

"That's my nephew and the woman beside Roseline is my older sister, my nephew likes you already. That's a first time he hug someone he just met for the first time"

Hearing that kind of importation is heart warming, I let go William's hand and kneel down so I can have eye contact with his nephew. I smiled at him, surprisingly he made eye contact with me, usually person who had autism have a problem making eye contact, they can easily became anxious to the new environment they are in. I saw his lips curved a smile and waved at me, I saw him sign but he is having a difficulty what he will say to me. I wait patiently for him, and still smiling while watching him think about how to communicate with me. After 3 minutes he finally get enough courage to sign to me.

"My name is Christian"

I smiled and begin to sign to him, I see he was only trying to make eye contact with me. He is a little bit anxious while he was trying to communicate with me. He keep playing with his shirt while looking everywhere, I even saw him playing with his belt.

"That's a pretty name, I'm Sophia. How old are you?"

"I'm 12, and you?"

"I'm 27"

"Uncle said you are a nice person"

"Your uncle is nice too, what do you like to do?"

"Reading"

"I love reading too"

Christian look at his uncle and I saw him smile at him, then Christian just run towards Roseline who seems clueless what she would do, I stand up and observe their interaction. It must be hard to deal with self loathing, I know having a disability is not easy, but having a child or any family member with disability, is hard to deal with. Always blaming yourself you are one of the reason why this is happening to them, but it takes time to get used to it. I look at William who is smiling while observing them, I nudge him to get his attention he look at me and raised his eyebrows. I begin to sign again which made his eyebrows furrowed, he even let out a chuckle.