Extra Credit (2014)
“Dr. Eldard assured us that with some intravenous fluids and medications to counteract the effects of the poison, Trixie would be as good as new the next afternoon. When we got in the car, the tears started anew.
“Who would do that?” I asked between sobs. The question joined the lingering one that Crawford had expressed immediately following the doctor’s news: “How and why would someone do that?” We drove home, not quite as quickly as we had driven to the hospital but not at a leisurely pace... either, arriving within a half hour. Before entering the house, Crawford told me to wait on the patio. He leaned down and took the gun from his ankle holster and held it by his side, unlocking the back door and stepping in quietly and gingerly, doing a canvass of the whole house before allowing me to come in.
I sat down heavily in a chair at the kitchen table and put my head in my hands. I had that hollowed-out feeling you get after a prolonged crying jag.MoreLess
“Who would do that?” I asked between sobs. The question joined the lingering one that Crawford had expressed immediately following the doctor’s news: “How and why would someone do that?” We drove home, not quite as quickly as we had driven to the hospital but not at a leisurely pace... either, arriving within a half hour. Before entering the house, Crawford told me to wait on the patio. He leaned down and took the gun from his ankle holster and held it by his side, unlocking the back door and stepping in quietly and gingerly, doing a canvass of the whole house before allowing me to come in.
I sat down heavily in a chair at the kitchen table and put my head in my hands. I had that hollowed-out feeling you get after a prolonged crying jag.MoreLess
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