When 8-year-old Tallulah realized that the delivery driver who regularly came to her family’s home in Greater Manchester was deaf, she could have simply smiled, accepted the fact that they communicated differently, and gone back inside like any other child might have done—but instead, something about the moment stayed with her, because Tallulah already knew a little sign language from school and decided that if she could learn a few more signs, perhaps she could make Tim feel more comfortable, more welcome, and a little less like a stranger whenever he arrived at their door.
Tim wasn’t just another delivery driver to her anymore.
He was someone she knew.
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