My dad and I both work at the same hospital

like that.”

After she leaves, I sit quietly for a moment, thinking about her words.

Later that evening my dad and I leave the hospital together.

The sky outside is turning deep orange as the sun sinks toward the horizon.

We walk through the parking lot side by side.

“Long day,” he says.

“The longest.”

He opens the car door, then pulls me into another quick continue reading …