My sister told my parents i dropped out of medical…

unfocused, tracking the ceiling tiles above her. Her skin was the color of old paper, and her lips were cracked and dry.

I stepped to the side of the bed into her direct line of sight. I stood tall and waited. Her gaze drifted slowly downward and landed on my face.

At first, the narcotic haze prevented immediate recognition. She just saw a woman in dark continue reading …