I Heard My Uncle in the Hall Before I Saw What He’d Brought

a.m…

Someone knocked softly.

I expected another nurse.

Instead…

My uncle, Thomas Bennett, stepped into the room wearing a rain-soaked overcoat over a dark business suit.

Behind him came my Aunt Caroline…

Holding Caleb securely against her shoulder while he slept peacefully beneath his blue hospital blanket.

“Uncle Thomas?”

His eyes immediately found my cast.continue reading …