I slid slowly down the wall beside the door until I was sitting on the cold hallway floor.
My side throbbed where the stitches pulled against the bandage. The doctor had warned me to rest for several weeks.
Rest.
The word almost made me laugh.
Across the hall, Mrs. Alvarez opened her door halfway. Her eyes widened when she saw …
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