“Sure.”
She leaves. A doctor comes in with a cart. He tells me
better.
“Yes.”
He says good, asks if I need anything else.
“No.”
I look at the television. The news. A man rushes away from
R
“She was there after—
me in the gut. I double over. She drives away. The exhaust is hot
on my legs. It makes me aware of how hot it is. I wipe sweat from
close.
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