Things I Can't Forget
“She told her mom she was riding with me to school, but really we drove to the women’s center in Nashville. I stopped at a Walgreens, to buy all of her favorite candies. Sour Patch Kids, Twizzlers, Jolly Ranchers.
She clutched the arm rest and her lower lip trembled.
I kept reaching over to squeeze her hand.
I turned on the classical radio station for her.
I listened to her sniffle. Watched the tears fall from her eyes.
I handed her Kleenex after Kleenex.
At the clinic, a... nurse escorted us into an exam room, and I helped Emily take her clothes off and slip on a flimsy paper robe. I folded her shirt, bra, underwear, and jeans into a pile. I passed her more Kleenex and tried to ignore the smell. It was probably all in my mind but I felt like chemicals were burning the inside of my nose.
A woman came in and asked Emily if she was sure, if she had explored all her options.MoreLess
She clutched the arm rest and her lower lip trembled.
I kept reaching over to squeeze her hand.
I turned on the classical radio station for her.
I listened to her sniffle. Watched the tears fall from her eyes.
I handed her Kleenex after Kleenex.
At the clinic, a... nurse escorted us into an exam room, and I helped Emily take her clothes off and slip on a flimsy paper robe. I folded her shirt, bra, underwear, and jeans into a pile. I passed her more Kleenex and tried to ignore the smell. It was probably all in my mind but I felt like chemicals were burning the inside of my nose.
A woman came in and asked Emily if she was sure, if she had explored all her options.MoreLess
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