Neither of them spoke, although both of them had a query in their eyes. He was standing, holding the pole on the trolley; she was crouched on the floor on her hands and knees. Suddenly, her solemn face broke into a smile. Harbert beamed back. He could not know it was the first time since her mother had gone.
Uck. Also, my timeline does not win. And 'gone' means 'OMG Tateh threw her out of the house!'.
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...Why am I not surprised?
Neither of them spoke, although both of them had a query in their eyes. He was standing, holding the pole on the trolley; she was crouched on the floor on her hands and knees. Suddenly, her solemn face broke into a smile. Harbert beamed back. He could not know it was the first time since her mother had gone.
Uck. Also, my timeline does not win. And 'gone' means 'OMG Tateh threw her out of the house!'.