The Scars Time Cannot Heal
Even a flicker of complicated emotion flashed in Scott's eyes.
Were they worried about me?
I shook my head and immediately dismissed the thought.
The first time they forced me to give Nicole blood, they had reacted the same way when they saw how pale my lips were, but they eventually got used to it.
Whenever I resisted and refused to donate, Scott would say, "It's just a little blood, and you'll recover after a bowl of chicken soup. Stop being so dramatic."
When I went to Devin and showed him my bruised arms from the frequent blood draws, he simply said, "Bruises fade in a few days. You've been doing this for a year now, so how are you still not used to it?"