Chapter 19
Three days later
With agonizing slowness, Calix unwrapped Mitch’s left hand.
Mitch waited with bated breath. Today was the big day. To see if he’d healed enough to leave the dressings off and begin to use his hands once again. What a joy it would be to use the bathroom by himself. All those small things he’d taken for granted before, never would he do so again.
He focused on Calix’s face as the last piece of gauze fell away.
Calix studied the wounds, his expression serious with concentration.
Mitch’s gut knotted. “So? How is it?” He’d been experimenting on wiggling his fingers and trying to form a grip. While he had movement, he lacked strength and dexterity. With any luck, being able to leave the bandages off would help with those issues and get him back up to par, and fa
