“If I can hold my arms up, can you take this off for me?”
“We could just cut it off.”
“No, I’ll man up. Just do it, please, Dan.”
After the tee was removed, Casey dropped his arms to his side.
There was a bruise in the solar plexus area.
“Geez, no wonder you’re hurting.”
“They got me in the ribs, too.” He turned slightly so that Dan could see the bruise on his left side. “It would have been worse if I hadn’t been wearing that heavy jacket.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to go to the ER?”
“I don’t have a concussion. Or internal injuries. And though my ribs hurt, I’m pretty sure they’re only bruised.”
“Okay. But if anything changes, you tell me.”
“Yeah, thanks, Dan. Now, I think maybe I’d like to just soak in a tub of hot water. That sounds easier than standing in the shower.”
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