Maya continued to snack on her white cheddar cheese puffs as Olivia and the others stared at her in disbelief. Even going so far as to lick the cheesy residue off of her dainty and child like fingers.
An act that would otherwise be adorable if not for the fact that she had just spoken to everyone. Which was something they had until this moment did not believe she was capable of doing.
Olivia was the first to recover as she spoke to Maya, approaching the girl with a cautious expression on her face, almost as if she was afraid she was not currently living in reality.
"Maya? You can talk? All this time?"
Maya smirked smugly at Olivia, which was another thing the woman had never witnessed the girl do before. Until now, she had been entirely mute, showing no signs of emotional expression. Yet once Zane had left them all behind, suddenly her personality had completely shifted.
