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SherrySherry“The doctors are saying she could be in a coma permanently. Even with the swelling down, it’s impossible to know exactly what her brain function is, or what she will be like if she does wake up. It’s an awful waiting game. Nobody knows, and that’s the most infuriating part of this whole thing.” Aziza pauses to take a long sip of her sweet tea.
Sherry looks across the table at her friend. She has no words. As of late, Sherry has found herself speechless, a semi-permanent state that she drifts in and out of on an as-needed basis. If Ms. Clinton needs something from her during the school day, she speaks. If Aida asks her a question during lunch duty in the cafeteria, she will answer, because she has to. Ashraf and her roommates know better though. They know not t
