“Everything went well,” the surgeon says. “We removed her appendix with no issues.”
“Thank you, Doctor.”
This is Taylor’s first surgery. She’s only thirteen, and I’ll admit, I was more nervous about it than she was. She thought it was kinda cool.
Kids.
My daughter’s awake and being moved to her room. I grab our things and head for the elevator.
A nurse is in the room with Taylor when I make it up.
“Hi, I’m—”
My face tells him I know who he is. How could I forget the man who raped me fourteen years ago.
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