I re-watched the film for this lately, as well as reading the book again today, so I decided to write this x I think it will be a few short one-shots from both the book and the film, but I'll try to specify which one it's from xx :)
She's still dreaming.
She has to be - it's the only explanation for this.
Because things like this haven't happened to her since her Papa died, beautiful surprises that make her want to weep with joy. She's almost forgotten what it felt like.
But when she reaches out it feels real under her fingers, so real she starts to believe that maybe it is. She takes one hand and pinches the opposite arm, hard, and she feels it.
She is awake.
This is not a dream that she will wake up from, in the cold emptiness of the attic that is her room.
Somehow that makes it feel even more like a dream.