That Question
Taking in a piece of chicken, David chewed thoughtfully as he looked around: only ten (give or take) souls sat here and there. Some sat in pairs while the rest ate alone, just like David. The man walked toward David, gesturing if he could sit across from David. David gestured politely to help himself out. And he did. After setting his tray, he pulled out the pen and paper, smiling, and bowed down his head to write something. Then, he looked at David with a smile as he slid the note toward David. David looked down toward the note— He read the message and he froze for a second before he returned his gaze toward the hearing guy sitting across from him. He looked back at David with a smile and no hint of contempt, waiting for an answer. Looking back down at the note, the message said “How do you learn to read and write?” David pulled out his own pen and scribbled down the same words - word by word. Smiling, David slid it back toward the naïve hearing guy. He loo...