Look How You Turned Out
“Dad is sitting in his cruiser on the square when he's t-boned by an elderly man who's possibly had a stroke. The elderly man is in Lowland to visit his daughter. Other than the perils of a stroke, he comes through without a scratch. As for Artie, Marcus says his hip appears to be broken, and possibly some ribs. "Get ready. Find your shoes," he says firmly.
Marcus had just finished taking the turkeys out of the brine and putting them in the refrigerator in the mudroom when the call came in. ...Now he is moving with authority as he pulls on his flannel shirt over his white T-shirt. He'd taken the flannel off hours ago because we'd been knocking out the food and it got too warm in here.
"Will he be okay?" I call out as I go in search of my shoes.
"Yes," Marcus says firmly.
I've been waiting for this all my life. Waiting for it and not waiting for it. Now it's here. "His hip and what else? His ribs?MoreLess
Marcus had just finished taking the turkeys out of the brine and putting them in the refrigerator in the mudroom when the call came in. ...Now he is moving with authority as he pulls on his flannel shirt over his white T-shirt. He'd taken the flannel off hours ago because we'd been knocking out the food and it got too warm in here.
"Will he be okay?" I call out as I go in search of my shoes.
"Yes," Marcus says firmly.
I've been waiting for this all my life. Waiting for it and not waiting for it. Now it's here. "His hip and what else? His ribs?MoreLess
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