“I hope you understand everything I’ve done—that I couldn’t leave her there alone. I hope you understand.” I could have sworn the reflection lift her hand toward me. I would have done the same, Ro. You did good. “Love you, sis,” I said with tears in my eyes. Love you more.
“Hey, Keir?” I found him back in the kitchen cleaning up our dishes. “Yeah?” He placed the last dish in the sink and wandered toward me. “I’d like to clean up—I feel pretty gross—but I’m not sure what to do about the bandage.” I wasn’t sure why I was asking him except that he was the one who wrapped my hand. That, and the fact that my head still hurt, and decisions felt hard. He continued forward and took my hand in his, rolling it slowly to the side as though examining the bandage. “I could help with that.” The coarse
