Discovering April
“Jared – having insisted that he come with me – is sitting in the chair in the corner of the room. I’m taking deep breaths when I hear a knock at the door.
“Come in,” I croak.
“Ms. Landau, we have the results of the X-rays.” Jared leans forwards, slightly anticipating his next words. “There wasn’t a break and the impromptu stiches healed up the wound just fine. The skin is healing nicely, but I want to take blood tests just to make sure you didn’t get an infection.”
“Okay,” I was really hoping t...hat I wouldn’t need to give blood; I hate needles. Jared sighs in relief, sitting back in his chair.
“I just need to get this string out and the nurse will come in to draw blood.”
“Wait. You need to take the string out?” My hands brace themselves against the sides of the table.
“Yes, it’s fishing line. We need to get it out of your leg before the skin heals over it.”
“I think it’s fine. So I have some string in my leg!” I reason, remembering the pain of the stiches when they went through my skin.MoreLess
“Come in,” I croak.
“Ms. Landau, we have the results of the X-rays.” Jared leans forwards, slightly anticipating his next words. “There wasn’t a break and the impromptu stiches healed up the wound just fine. The skin is healing nicely, but I want to take blood tests just to make sure you didn’t get an infection.”
“Okay,” I was really hoping t...hat I wouldn’t need to give blood; I hate needles. Jared sighs in relief, sitting back in his chair.
“I just need to get this string out and the nurse will come in to draw blood.”
“Wait. You need to take the string out?” My hands brace themselves against the sides of the table.
“Yes, it’s fishing line. We need to get it out of your leg before the skin heals over it.”
“I think it’s fine. So I have some string in my leg!” I reason, remembering the pain of the stiches when they went through my skin.MoreLess
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