Heartbeat
“He says, “Emma?” and I hear Something’s wrong in his voice.
My stomach twists. I know there is more hurt to come, but I don’t know what kind. I sag against the wall and look at him. I wish Caleb was here. I’m glad I talked to Olivia, I am, but Caleb knows what this is like.
“Is it Mom?” I whisper, and Dan shakes his head but slowly, slowly.
“She’s—well, the machines are working fine,” he says. “Some toxins have built up in her bloodstream but the doctor says that’s normal.”
He l...ooks at me. “I hate how the doctor talks about her. It’s like once I made the choice to—once it was made, Lisa is...everyone here talks about her like she’s here and I catch myself thinking that I need to tell her something or...” He trails off.
I can’t do this. I can’t say, No, Dan, you can’t talk to her like I would have because I finally see he gets that she’s gone too.MoreLess
My stomach twists. I know there is more hurt to come, but I don’t know what kind. I sag against the wall and look at him. I wish Caleb was here. I’m glad I talked to Olivia, I am, but Caleb knows what this is like.
“Is it Mom?” I whisper, and Dan shakes his head but slowly, slowly.
“She’s—well, the machines are working fine,” he says. “Some toxins have built up in her bloodstream but the doctor says that’s normal.”
He l...ooks at me. “I hate how the doctor talks about her. It’s like once I made the choice to—once it was made, Lisa is...everyone here talks about her like she’s here and I catch myself thinking that I need to tell her something or...” He trails off.
I can’t do this. I can’t say, No, Dan, you can’t talk to her like I would have because I finally see he gets that she’s gone too.MoreLess
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