October 26, 2015

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He mentioned it so matter-of-factly at the free medical clinic on that frigid January evening. "Are y'all from the U?" "We are" "My sister-in-law is there." "Oh...what does she study?" "No, she's at the university hospital. Burn unit. Her boyfriend murdered the kids and tried to kill her, too." "That's awful..." is all I know to say as I pull the blood pressure cuff snug.

- J, M4