Even 15yo Dawn would have hidden behind her bed (or on her bed or in her room or something). Her reactions aren't that different than before.
Give Anita a bit of time, and she'll get a better idea of how to treat Dawn. Dawn's not really helping things - if she acted like a proper traumatized 5yo, Anita would have an easier time in picking it up. However, Dawn's maturity, mixing in with her own way of dealing with trauma, is complicating matters.
We'll see a lot more of Richard later on... he's part of Anita's life and he won't be absent from this story.
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Give Anita a bit of time, and she'll get a better idea of how to treat Dawn. Dawn's not really helping things - if she acted like a proper traumatized 5yo, Anita would have an easier time in picking it up. However, Dawn's maturity, mixing in with her own way of dealing with trauma, is complicating matters.
We'll see a lot more of Richard later on... he's part of Anita's life and he won't be absent from this story.