Monday, July 18 2005:
Did I mention it? Sarah is really sick. There’s no faking or wheedling with this kid. Just being dead.There’s Matt being careless. There’s Spencer nagging. As usual. Spence makes a frustrated fist and bonks Matt’s knee with it. There is swelling, pain, and some bemused floppy laughter.
Tuesday, July 19 2005:
Sarah is still inert. So it’s all day Harry Potter for me. I break to take Spencer to the doctor. He works and wobbles his fingers. “Nothing’s broken—this isn’t hurting him enough.” He takes an x-ray to make sure. “It’s broken!” A tough guy, after his own fashion. There’s just a half cast and a wrap, and not too much of an emergency for him or us.