I took it off and let Jackie stick the cannula in her nose and breathe.
“Tickles,” she said. “I know, right?” “I think I’m breathing better,” she said. “Yeah?” “Yeah.”
“Well,” I said, “I wish I could give you my cannula but I kind of really need the help.”
I already felt the loss. I focused on my breathing as Jackie handed the tubes back to me.
I gave them a quick swipe with my T-shirt, laced the tubes behind my ears, and put the nubbins back in place.
“Thanks for letting me try it,” she said. “No problem.”
“Jackie,” her mother said again, and this time I let her go.
I returned to the book, where Staff Sergeant Max Mayhem was regretting that he had but one life to give for his country,
but I kept thinking about that little kid, and how much I liked her.
The other thing about Kaitlyn, I guess, was that it could never again feel natural to talk to her.
Any attempts to feign normal social interactions were just depressing because it was so glaringly obvious
that everyone I spoke to for the rest of my life would feel awkward and self-conscious around me,
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