An Unopened Medical File From a Colorado Lake House Clinic

the sheet to Caroline, who folded it carefully and placed it inside her leather handbag.

“Thank you, Doctor,” Caroline said. “We appreciate your thoroughness.”

We returned to my hospital room in silence, the afternoon light fading to a dull gray outside the window.

By five o’clock, Aunt Susan had arrived, carrying a paper cup of black coffee. She sat continue reading …