Valentine

1727.222 - 1752.548 Phoebe Judge

My partner Sarah would be there with dinner and our new four-month-old puppy. I'd walk in and immediately call the nurses and ask how she was. I'd tell them that I would be back there at 8 a.m., but my arrival started getting earlier. 8 a.m. became 7 and then 6 and then 5. It was like a magnet. I'd wait outside her room just watching, trying not to wake her. I didn't know what else to do.