Pedestriansoccasionallythrewcuriouslooksatthestrangepair—oallboysweatingi,andthegirlhehalf-draggedalong,cheeksflushed,skindry-hot.ButElian’sexpression—cold,keep-your-distance—madeeveryonelookaway.
Afterabouttenminutesingtheirwayforward,theyfinallyreachedapediatriternalmedieic.Thebuildinglookedalittleold,buttheAsidewasstrong.
Elianpushedopenthegssdooraledtoabeingarea.
Themomentherbacktouchedtheseat,Cradeftedlikeapuncturedballoon.Eyesclosed,shebreathedinshort,shallowbursts,bothhandshanginglimpathersides.
Elianwalkedtistrationter,droppedCra’sbackpathefloor,anddugoutherhealthinsurancecardtohandtothenurse.
WheurnedbacktowardCra,hisgazefell—almostbyact—hthand.
Itwasthekindofhaeen-year-oldgirlposedtohave:,soft.
Butuheic’sbrightwhitelights,Eliansawitclearly.
Aringofbreathableathletictape—alreadysmudgedwithgrime—wasedaroundthesideofCra’srightthumb.Theedgeofthetapehadstartedtopeelup,revealingwhatybeh:anugly,hardenedcallus—builtinjusttwoweeksofbrutalpractice,strutoexistehatmetallicgrain,splitopenbefore,andbled.
Elianstoppedmid-step.
Thefacethatusuallyworefidencelikeanaturalexpressionshifteduheharshlight—intosomethingplicated,hardtoname.
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