Blind Kiss by Carlino Renée

Author:Carlino, Renée
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 2018-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

“PENNY.” A SHORT brown-haired nurse I had never seen before was hovering over me. “You’ve just had surgery and you’re in recovery. You’re coming out of the anesthesia. How are you feeling?”

“Gonna throw up.” They sat me up and gave me a little tub to throw up into.

My parents came in and stood on either side of my bed. “The doctor said the surgery went well,” my father said. “You have a long road ahead of you, but this was the first step and it was a success.”

I don’t think I even cared at that point, I was so exhausted and depressed. “Oh. Good. Where’s Keeks?”

“She’s at a friend’s,” my mother said.

They wheeled me back to my regular hospital room and tried to get me to eat some broth, which I threw up immediately afterward.

At around six p.m., my mother was getting ready to leave.

“You should go too, Dad. You need a shower. Your pits are stinking up this entire hospital floor.”

“Our funny little Sweet Pea is back,” my dad said.

“Just go, I’ll be fine. I’m gonna take a nap.”

“Come on, Liam,” my mom said. They held hands and started to leave the room together. Were things getting better between them? Had my injury brought them closer? Hopefully something good comes out of this.

My dad stopped in the doorway and turned around. “Please try to eat something, Penny.”

“I will, Dad. Don’t worry.”

Doug came to see me shortly after my parents left. He told me the dean at CSU had questioned Joey about the accident, and that the dance department was withholding his degree. He told me my life wasn’t over, that I’d get better, that I’d find satisfaction as a teacher. None of this brought me any relief.

He hugged me and told me to hang in there, then he left. Once he was gone, I flipped on the TV and dozed off to the opening jingle of The Golden Girls.

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