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Authors: Joel Cobbs

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Ho
w'd
it
g
o
?

D
ad
a
s
ke
d.

“V
e
r
y
w
e
ll
,

J
u
lie
s
aid.

I
'm
v
e
ry
i
m
p
r
e
ss
e
d.
We
h
ad
t
o
s
to
p
a
n
d
t
a
k
e
a
b
r
e
a
the
r,
b
u
t
I
expe
c
t
e
d
th
a
t
.
Y
ou
'
r
e
p
r
e
tt
y
to
u
gh.

“Y
e
a
h
,

D
ad
s
aid. “
It
's i
nhe
r
i
t
e
d
.
” I
s
m
i
l
e
d
.
Mo
m
h
ad
a
l
w
a
y
s
bee
n
th
at wa
y
. S
h
e
w
ou
ld do
t
h
i
ng
s
th
at m
o
st
peop
le w
ou
ld
n
't
do
if
the
y
w
e
r
e
s
ton
e
d
r
u
n
k
,
a
n
d
sh
e
w
ou
ld
c
o
me
o
u
t
f
i
ne
.

“I
th
i
n
k
he
's
e
a
r
n
e
d
s
o
me
r
e
s
t.

T
h
e
nu
r
s
e
s
he
l
pe
d
me
i
nt
o
th
e
be
d
.
Th
e
m
o
r
ph
i
n
e
pu
mp
h
ad f
o
l
l
o
w
e
d
me
a
l
l
o
v
e
r
th
e
p
lace
a
n
d
w
a
s
h
a
pp
y
t
o
r
et
u
r
n
t
o
w
he
re
i
t
'd s
t
a
r
t
e
d.
I
f
e
lt
th
e
s
ame
wa
y
.
I
w
as
h
a
pp
y
t
o
b
e
b
ack
i
n
th
e
be
d,
e
v
e
n
i
f
i
t
w
a
sn
't
m
i
ne
.
I
c
l
o
s
e
d
my
eye
s.

“Y
o
u
gonn
a
b
e
ok
a
y
, s
ug
a
r
?”
on
e
o
f
t
h
e
n
u
r
s
e
s
a
s
ke
d. I
s
m
i
l
e
d.

“Yes. I’m fine, thank you.”

“Okay, hun. If you need anything let us know.”

“I will.” The nurses all left and it was and Dad once again.

“There’s some vending machines down the hall. I’m gonna get me something to drink.  You want anything?”

“Naw, I think I’m okay.”

“You sure?”

“Y
e
a
h
,
I
'll
b
e
goo
d
.

“O
k
a
y.

I
beg
an
t
o
d
r
if
t
.
I
kno
w
h
e
s
a
id
s
o
m
e
t
h
i
n
g
e
l
s
e
,
bu
t it
w
a
s
to
o
la
te
.
I
w
as
so
t
i
r
e
d, so
exh
a
u
s
te
d
,
I
h
ad
n
o
id
e
a
w
h
at
it
w
as
h
e
s
aid.
I
t
m
i
ght
'
v
e
bee
n
i
m
po
r
t
a
nt
,
m
i
ght
'
v
e
no
t
.
I
did
n
't
c
a
r
e
.
I
j
u
st
s
i
ghe
d
a
n
d
f
e
ll
a
s
l
eep
,
th
e
on
ly
p
l
ace
I
r
e
a
l
i
z
e
d
I
w
as
r
e
ally c
o
mf
o
r
t
a
b
l
e
.
A
way
f
r
o
m
ev
e
r
y
th
i
n
g
th
at
w
as
bot
h
e
r
i
n
g
me
a
n
d d
r
i
v
i
n
g
me
nut
s.
A
d
r
e
aml
e
ss
vo
id.

C
h
a
pt
er
T
h
ree

I
sl
ep
t
h
a
r
d
th
at
n
i
g
h
t
.
I
t
h
ad
bee
n
an
exh
a
u
s
t
i
n
g
d
a
y
,
on
e
th
at
t
o
o
k
a
lm
o
st
a
ll
o
f
my
ene
r
g
y
ev
e
n
th
o
ug
h
a
l
l
I
'd
d
on
e
w
as
w
alk a
r
oun
d.
I
h
ad
n
o
en
e
r
g
y
,
w
a
s
c
on
s
t
a
nt
ly
t
i
r
e
d
,
a
n
d
f
e
lt
l
i
k
e
I
w
o
u
ld
b
e
s
i
ck
ev
e
r
y
oth
e
r
m
o
m
e
n
t
.
W
he
n
I
f
e
ll
a
sl
eep
,
th
e
w
o
r
st
o
f
th
e w
o
r
st
h
a
ppene
d
.

I
s
t
a
r
t
e
d
f
a
l
li
ng
.
I
did
n
't
k
n
o
w
w
he
r
e
I
w
a
s
.
E
v
e
r
y
t
h
i
n
g
w
a
s
d
ar
k
.
Th
e
r
e
w
a
s
n
o
on
e
t
h
e
r
e
,
n
o
on
e
t
o
c
a
t
ch m
e
.
T
h
e
re
w
as
noth
i
ng
.
I
f
e
lt
he
l
p
l
es
s.
I
sc
r
e
a
m
e
d
.
N
o
on
e
h
e
ard
m
e
.
I
t
w
a
s
as
if
I m
e
a
n
t
noth
i
n
g
t
o
th
e
w
o
r
ld
a
n
d
w
a
s
no
w
p
a
r
t
o
f
t
h
e
vo
id.

I
d
on
't
kno
w
i
f
I
e
v
e
r
l
a
n
d
e
d.
I
'
v
e
a
l
w
a
y
s
bee
n
to
ld,
tho
u
g
h
nev
e
r
be
l
i
e
v
e
d,
th
at
w
he
n
yo
u
d
r
e
am
y
ou
're
f
a
lli
ng
,
i
f
y
o
u
h
it
th
e
bot
t
o
m
y
o
u
di
e
.
I
d
on
't
kno
w
i
f
I
h
it
th
e
b
o
tto
m
o
r
not
,
b
u
t
I
fi
gu
r
e
d
i
f
I
w
a
s
s
t
ill
a
li
v
e
t
h
e
n
I
did
n
'
t
.
O
n
ce
a
g
ai
n
,
a
m
yt
h
r
e
m
a
i
n
s
a
m
yth
.

W
he
n
I
w
ok
e
up
,
I
r
e
a
l
iz
e
d
I
w
a
s
s
t
i
ll
i
n
th
e
IC
U,
s
t
ill
v
e
r
y m
u
ch
a
li
ve
,
a
n
d
st
i
ll
o
n
th
e
p
ain
m
e
di
c
i
ne
s.
I
l
ove
d
th
e
p
ain m
e
d
i
ci
ne
s.
I
t
g
a
v
e
me
th
at
nu
mb
sen
sa
t
i
o
n
,
m
ade
e
v
e
r
yth
i
n
g
f
u
zz
y
. I
l
o
v
e
d
t
h
e
f
e
e
l
i
ng
.
I
did
n
't
wa
n
t
it
t
o
g
o
a
w
a
y
.
I
l
o
v
e
d
f
e
e
l
i
n
g
as
if
the
re
w
e
r
e
n
o
f
ee
li
ng
s.
N
o
r
e
a
s
on
s,
s
o
r
r
o
ws,
p
ai
n
,
s
u
ff
e
r
i
ng
.
Noth
i
n
g
.

I
t
w
as
s
t
ill
e
a
r
l
y
,
th
e
s
u
n
b
ar
e
ly
sh
i
n
i
n
g
th
r
oug
h
th
e
w
i
n
d
o
w.
I
t
bu
r
n
e
d
my
eye
s
w
he
n
I
f
i
r
st
s
aw
i
t
.
I
did
n
't
w
a
nn
a
b
e
u
p
at
th
is
t
i
m
e
,
bu
t
a
l
so
k
n
e
w
th
e
r
e
w
as
a
po
s
s
i
b
i
li
t
y
I
c
o
u
ld
g
o
ho
me
to
da
y
.
I
t w
ou
ld
b
e
a
l
on
g
d
r
i
v
e
,
p
r
o
b
a
b
ly
l
on
g
e
r
th
an
it
h
ad
bee
n
o
n
th
e
way d
o
w
n
.

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