The Shape of Absence
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I stood beside the bed, pinned in place by his gaze, unable to move even a step.
Owen was the first to break the silence. He patted Adrian's arm. "Listen to the doctor. Mom says that when you are hurt, you have to get better early."
Adrian lowered his head to look at him. "Okay. I will listen to you."
The examination lasted nearly two hours.
Adrian lay inside the MRI machine, gripping my wrist, tightening his hold again and again.
Only when the doctor brought the report in did he say, "The clot is absorbing much better than expected. His memory recovery is only a matter of time."