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can raise your hand.”
“My right hand,” I told her. “There’s an
IV in my left arm and that hand is harder to
raise.”
“Your right hand,” Patricia agreed.
“Like this,” I said, and I raised my hand
like I was in school and I knew the answer.
I wished I were in school right then. Even
though Mrs. Finkel was sometimes strict, I’d
rather be with her than with all the doctors
and nurses. I’d rather be anywhere else in the
whole entire world!
“I’ll stay here, on your right side, the
whole time,” Patricia said. “I’ll look out for
the signal. Okay?”
“Okay.”
“But, Stella,” Peter said, “I don’t think
you’ll have to use it.”
“It’s good to have one just in case,” I said.
