I'll Be Seeing You
“But if he did, he’d know for certain something was wrong. Carley got an instant picture of his fingers tracing along the caved-in area between her left eye and nose and recoiling in horror. He’d ask, “What’s wrong with you?” and she’d have to tell him that she was a freak. That just like Humpty Dumpty, all the plastic surgeons and medical geniuses couldn’t put Carley Mattea back together again.
“I know you’re still here,” Kyle said, “because I’m still holding your hand. What’s wrong? Did I upse...t you?”
“No,” she said, a little too quickly. “I had a shooting pain in my leg. I was gritting my teeth until it went away.”
With those words Carley realized that she’d crossed a subtle barrier. Before, she’d simply avoided telling him the truth by not divulging certain details. Now she’d told him two outright lies. Truthfully she was upset, and there was no pain in her leg.
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I thought maybe I’d offended you by asking to touch your face.MoreLess
“I know you’re still here,” Kyle said, “because I’m still holding your hand. What’s wrong? Did I upse...t you?”
“No,” she said, a little too quickly. “I had a shooting pain in my leg. I was gritting my teeth until it went away.”
With those words Carley realized that she’d crossed a subtle barrier. Before, she’d simply avoided telling him the truth by not divulging certain details. Now she’d told him two outright lies. Truthfully she was upset, and there was no pain in her leg.
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I thought maybe I’d offended you by asking to touch your face.MoreLess
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