BROKEN WING, BROKEN CAGE

ed, handing her tissues and offerin

st once, and the nurse made a mental note to add someth

e was finally sitting up by herself. She was scheduled to start physiotherapy by the end of the week and

start asking some ver

ry about i

ear, we'll talk

responses she had been g

more o

days passed. Who hit her, what happened to the

surround sound wi-fi speakers, quality artwork on the walls, and she of all people wo

nd why? Did she hit someone i

one who got hit, wasn't she? She had swerved out of the way and they had still ca

m the beginning again, who hit me? What happened to them..

sue answers, but now, she would

n – this was the special name she had given to the man with the heart-shaped lips, it seemed more appr

delivered, no card, no name, nothing – as us

e call button

h anything?" the attending nurse a

ng slowly. Excessive talking or movement wore her out quickly and she wanted to ask

m?" she groaned s

ing at the flowers that filled

things as well," Karen asked, heaving slightly as she fought to get the wor

t with me, Karen mused, lean

f her. Before she could respond, Karen chirped "Please help

Karen and was hurrying out when Karen chimed, "Please no more flowers, or any ot

face and she didn't want the nurs

find a new visitor at her bedside. Marcy, her assistant at the gallery,

was a weak smile, thanks to the drugs and other mental exertions Kare

ing into tears. Karen blinked slowly at Marcy. "Hey," Karen

"If you hadn't been on the phone; i

and glanced down at her hands then back up at Karen. Karen's eyes were wide and cl

that day, we weren't able to hold it so...everything

rcy hurried on quickly before Karen could interrupt her, "The shows

care of it all. I've taken care of the artists, they understand the situation. Don't worry about anything. Once yo

her lips started to quiver. She started to s

over the investments made by our sponsors? How will we get the artists back if th

llowed hard, finding it difficult to speak but she forced herself, "Think about it Kar

Karen thought. Her eyes

d they all understand. I know it's business, but you have friends Karen, real ones. And with your own t

still there, we can bounce back from any setbacks." Marcy

this. I have you as well, right? My right-hand lady?" she said smiling gently at Mar

e of words, Karen

ng choice of words," said a de