“I tried to pass by him.”
Anatomy
His voice broke.
“He grabbed my arm.”
I got up so fast that the chair scraped the floor.
The doctor raised a hand gently.
“Let her finish.”
Lily was crying even louder now.
“I let go. He got angry. He pushed me.”
I couldn't talk.
“I hit the edge of the comfortable one,” he said. “Right here.”
He touched his side.
The same place the doctor had pressed.
“Did it help you?”
Health
Lily nodded.
“At first he seemed scared. Very scared.”
He swallowed saliva.
“I kept saying, ‘My God, Lily, I’m sorry. I'm sorry.'"
Medical Quotation Agenda
I closed my eyes.
For six years, Marcus had had dinner at our table.
I had taken Lily to school.
I had hugged her on her birthday.
She had told me over and over again that I loved her like she was her own daughter.
