Not in the Heart (2012)
“When he was a baby, her mother had allowed her to be a “big girl” and sit with him on the couch with her arm tucked gently behind his head. She would pat his hand when he was in his high chair waiting for food. Pat his hand sitting next to his car seat as they drove to the hospital for another procedure. His hand still seemed just as fragile.
A game was on TV, but he had the sound muted. He watched haphazardly, as if he knew the winner and loser didn’t really matter. How could you become emotio...nally invested in baseball, she thought, in your condition?
“I admire you,” she said out of the blue, staring at his pale hand. She traced a blue vein with her eye until it disappeared under his wrist.
“What’s to admire?” Aiden said.
“The way you’ve handled all of this. Even when you were little, you just took everything in stride. One day at a time.”
“It’s the only way I knew how to live. What else was I going to do?” His voice was shallow, supported by short puffs of air.MoreLess
A game was on TV, but he had the sound muted. He watched haphazardly, as if he knew the winner and loser didn’t really matter. How could you become emotio...nally invested in baseball, she thought, in your condition?
“I admire you,” she said out of the blue, staring at his pale hand. She traced a blue vein with her eye until it disappeared under his wrist.
“What’s to admire?” Aiden said.
“The way you’ve handled all of this. Even when you were little, you just took everything in stride. One day at a time.”
“It’s the only way I knew how to live. What else was I going to do?” His voice was shallow, supported by short puffs of air.MoreLess
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