The Unwanted (2010)
““Almost done,” Samuels told her, his voice soothing. “Just one more.”
She felt the needle jab again, followed by the eerie rasping sensation of the suture being drawn through her skin. Her left eye followed the movement of Samuels’s deft fingers as he tied a knot then covered the stitches with a bandage. “That’s it,” he said, winking at her. “Want a lollipop?”
Rosemary managed a weak smile, and shook her head. “What about a scar? Will there be one?”
Samuels raised his hands in a gesture of incr...edulous dismay. “A scar? Would these fingers leave a scar?”
“I don’t know,” Rosemary replied, managing only the faintest hint of a smile, then instantly wincing with pain. “That’s why I’m asking.”
The doctor shook his head. “Shouldn’t. The cut wasn’t as bad as it looked, and in a couple of weeks—maybe a month—you shouldn’t even know it was there. Actually, your arm was in worse shape than your cheek, but at least you kept that damned bird away from your eyes.”MoreLess
She felt the needle jab again, followed by the eerie rasping sensation of the suture being drawn through her skin. Her left eye followed the movement of Samuels’s deft fingers as he tied a knot then covered the stitches with a bandage. “That’s it,” he said, winking at her. “Want a lollipop?”
Rosemary managed a weak smile, and shook her head. “What about a scar? Will there be one?”
Samuels raised his hands in a gesture of incr...edulous dismay. “A scar? Would these fingers leave a scar?”
“I don’t know,” Rosemary replied, managing only the faintest hint of a smile, then instantly wincing with pain. “That’s why I’m asking.”
The doctor shook his head. “Shouldn’t. The cut wasn’t as bad as it looked, and in a couple of weeks—maybe a month—you shouldn’t even know it was there. Actually, your arm was in worse shape than your cheek, but at least you kept that damned bird away from your eyes.”MoreLess
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