第27章金色的眼睛InHerGoldenEyes(2)
Itrilafternoonthatthingstookahorribleturn。ThegirlswereinthebackyardplayingwithewhileIweore。WhenIgotbaeahedrivetruckcamespeedingdowoutofmycar,keysinhand,andsawthatehadgottenloose。Sheranpastmeinablur。
“e!”Icalledout。“backhere!”Butitwastoolate。Shechasedafterthetruck,caughtuptothefronttires,andedintheairbefwithathudoheroad。
Luckily,thevetwasstillopehtige’sside,williasthevetputherontheexaminingtable。
&legappearstobetheworstofherinjuries,”hesaid,piweehasilverclamp。“Thenerveshavebeendamagedahaveanyfeeling。I’mafraidutate。”
Thedayofe’ssurgerywasthelodayofmylife。Nothingpreparedusforouldseeoopickherup。Iomcage,elaypantingandbliheesideofherbodyshavedherstomachtoherebandageedaroundtheshoulderareawhereherlegusedtobe。Aplastictubeedtotheareatohelpthesurgicalsitedraiotallymiserable。TearsslidfrommyeyesasIsawe’stailgiveafaint>
Thatnightedoosleepoe。Asshemoanedinagonyandlayoomove,Ikepttryingtopictureherassheusedt,playing,jumpingupoosnuggledowome。Ifeltfrightenedaain,whowshewouldeverbethatsamecarefreepupagain。Inaway,Iuhekindoftraumashewasgh。Onedayyouy,theshattered,leavingyouinaworldofpain。
KittyandItookshiftsforthefirstfewnights。We’dkeepwatfiveherpainpillsandfeedhervanillaiceaspoon。She’ddoze,butusuallyshewastoounfortabletosleep。Everyfewhours,we’dcarryheroutsideaandsoshecouldgotothebathroom。Wewereexhausted,butnothingwasmoreimportantthaneingbacktous—evenifshewouldhesameagain。
OnMondayIhadtotakeyselfwheosarykeptbusywithhergbookswhileItlyhoveredovere。Igedherbandagesandmadesureshewasn’ttryihem。Istrokedherheadaellirongshewas。Seeinghersomiserableandwatgthebloodoozefretubebrokemyheartoverandain。Imissedhersweeteyeslookihloveinsteadofsomuchsuffering。“You’reasurvivor,”Iwhisperedinherear。“Weneedyou,soyouhavetogetbetter。Thosearedependingonyou,soplease…doahroughthis。”
AsIsaidthesethihingstruckmedeepihesameliedtome。Ithadbeenahedivorce,thepaiIwaoddie;Ididn’tseemyselfabletostandonmyowhedependiooDidahroughthisTearsrandownmycheeksasIlaymyfaste’smuzzle。Itwassosoftahfannedmyskiremindedmehowpreciouslife>
“I’llmakeadealwithyou,girl,”Isaid。“Ifyoufightahroughthis,I’llfightmywayback,too。We’lllearnhowtowalkether。”
Fromthatdayon,thingssteadilyimproved。elookedmorealertandfortable,daringtotakeherfirststeps,whileIstartedglessandsmilingmore。Ahealiotakepladitfeltsood。Oatime,oime,eandIweremakiher。
“Look,mom!She’sdoingit!e’swalkingonherown!”Kittypointedasewaheyardoer。Shemafihefrontlegmissing。Infact,itseemedasifshedidn’tmissitmuchatall。
Maryclappedhappily。“Justlikeheroldself!”
Ithoughtaboutthatamomentandhadtodisagree。“Actually,sweetheart,Ithinke’sgoihaobe。She’llbestrongerbecauseshe’sasurvivornow。Justlikeus…betterthanever。”
Inthatioppedahegleamwasbathosegoldehhadaolookforwardto,oepatatime。