Chapter Twenty-Three
Dani
I sat on the examining table at my doctor’s office. The thin paper crinkled with every tiny motion I made. The room was chilly, and I wondered why the office was never warm.
Looking down, I watched my feet swing back and forth, idly noticing my bright blue socks didn’t quite match. For some random reason, one of them had faded more. Wiggling my toes, I kept swinging my feet. I was nervous and restless, and I had nothing else to distract me. There was a soft knock at the door, and I called, “Come in!”
The door opened and shut, and my doctor’s face appeared as she pushed back the curtain encircling the corner where the door was. “Hi, Dani,” Dr. Sue said with a smile as she glanced down at the computer tablet she held in her hands.
I’d been seeing Dr. Sue for my
