The Silhouette of Us
She looked younger, softer, and incredibly fragile.
In the bed lay a teenage boy, pale and thin, with an IV line taped to the back of his hand.
"If you don't take your knight, I'm going to take your castle," Leo murmured, his voice reedy but light. He gestured weakly to a plastic chessboard sitting between them on the overbed table.
"You're bluffing," Clara said, leaning forward with an animated, theatrical gasp. "You've been setting a trap for three moves, Leo. I taught you how to play this game, remember? I know your tells."