Swan Sister
“The air smelled good, like wet leaves, and birds chattered as they always did in the early evening. She could hear her stepmother, too, tearing at weeds in the garden, cursing them for their very existence, despite her best efforts with pesticides and poisons. But Ava liked the weeds—tall and green, they looked good enough to eat.
She went to an all-girls’ school, and that morning her stepmother had spoken to the school psychologist.
“She won’t talk,” her stepmother said to Dr. Fran Munder whil...e Ava waited in the hall. The door was open a crack; she could hear everything.
“I’ve consulted with her teachers,” Dr. Munder said.
“They say Ava talks, maybe not excessively, but when necessary. She’s a good student. Maybe she doesn’t have close friends, but the other girls don’t shun her either—”
“You don’t get it,” her stepmother said. “She won’t talk to me. I try—I really try. I think I’ve done quite well, under the circumstances. Ever since her father died—oh, never mind!”MoreLess
She went to an all-girls’ school, and that morning her stepmother had spoken to the school psychologist.
“She won’t talk,” her stepmother said to Dr. Fran Munder whil...e Ava waited in the hall. The door was open a crack; she could hear everything.
“I’ve consulted with her teachers,” Dr. Munder said.
“They say Ava talks, maybe not excessively, but when necessary. She’s a good student. Maybe she doesn’t have close friends, but the other girls don’t shun her either—”
“You don’t get it,” her stepmother said. “She won’t talk to me. I try—I really try. I think I’ve done quite well, under the circumstances. Ever since her father died—oh, never mind!”MoreLess
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