[There's a steel in her voice. She can hear it. But she can't think about it. If she thinks about it, it will go away, and she'll panic and fall to pieces.
She picks up a scarf and an orphan balustrade and puts them beside her. Then she reaches for his arm. She needs to find out where the break is.]
This will hurt, but I need to know exactly where the break is so I can splint it. [She's as gentle as possible, but she knows he will probably have to yell, or shed more tears, or both.] And then we can ask everyone else about Joann. There must be a reasonable explanation.
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[There's a steel in her voice. She can hear it. But she can't think about it. If she thinks about it, it will go away, and she'll panic and fall to pieces.
She picks up a scarf and an orphan balustrade and puts them beside her. Then she reaches for his arm. She needs to find out where the break is.]
This will hurt, but I need to know exactly where the break is so I can splint it. [She's as gentle as possible, but she knows he will probably have to yell, or shed more tears, or both.] And then we can ask everyone else about Joann. There must be a reasonable explanation.