Because I Once Saw the Light
He just came up to me and handed me a clean face towel.
"Wipe your face with it."
I took it from him and held it to my nose, pressing against it.
"Thank you, Leo."
He then looked at the blood stains in the sink that hadn't been washed away and asked, "Does this happen very often?"
"Sometimes," I lied. In reality, my nosebleeds were getting more and more frequent.
Leonard stared at me for a long while.
"Maybe you should get it checked at the hospital."
"No, thanks. It's quite common for me to get nosebleeds," I said, lowering my head and trying to walk past him so I could leave.