Nora.
As I gently fluffed Miles' pillow, I spoke softly, "Just a couple more sips, and you're done." He was refusing to eat, and I had prepared a strawberry smoothie for him since he was still unable to chew. Miles managed a small smile and nodded his head. He didn't say much, no matter how hard I tried to make the room lively. Instead, he just stared at me with that same smile while I talked the entire time.
Deep in my gut, shame and embarrassment churned for what Howard had done to him. Miles didn't deserve any of it. But everything had happened so rapidly. Miles had come to visit me, and Howard had misinterpreted everything, leading to a brutal assault that left Miles with a broken jaw and Howard unconscious from his own rage. I had been devastated for the past week, torn between my l
