Wintergirls
“They don’t notice, because Emma is in pain and Jennifer is on the edge of total meltdown. During warm-ups before the game, my stepsister tripped on her shoelaces, fell on the court, and broke her right arm. They’ve spent the last two hours in the ER and now the arm is a hot-pink cast, and Jennifer’s mascara is a mess.
I hug Emma’s good side and kiss the top of her head.
“I know how you feel, Emmakins. I busted my arm in first grade when Dad took off my training wheels. I pedaled three feet and ...crashed. Hit the ground so hard I cracked the concrete. It’ll heal quick, don’t worry.”
“This is a little more serious,” Jennifer says. “She fractured her ulna and her radius.”
“That’s what a broken arm is,” I say carefully. “A fracture of the ulna or the radius, or both. Those are the tech-nical names for the bones in your forearm. Do you want to talk to my mom about this?”
“She’s a cardiologist, what would she know?”
I open my mouth but decide it’s not worth the energy.MoreLess
I hug Emma’s good side and kiss the top of her head.
“I know how you feel, Emmakins. I busted my arm in first grade when Dad took off my training wheels. I pedaled three feet and ...crashed. Hit the ground so hard I cracked the concrete. It’ll heal quick, don’t worry.”
“This is a little more serious,” Jennifer says. “She fractured her ulna and her radius.”
“That’s what a broken arm is,” I say carefully. “A fracture of the ulna or the radius, or both. Those are the tech-nical names for the bones in your forearm. Do you want to talk to my mom about this?”
“She’s a cardiologist, what would she know?”
I open my mouth but decide it’s not worth the energy.MoreLess
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