Dominic
Due to the fact that Eloise is just shy of her three-month probation at work, and that this isn't the first time she has needed to take a last-minute absence at work, she is let go of. Her ex-boss frames it gently but resolutely. I have to be the one to tell her and the look of despair that casts a depressing shadow over her face is etched into my memory, mostly due to the fact that the depressing shadow doesn't get swept away even when she finds out she is able to come home. The doctor gives her a change of women's clothes—generic blue sweatpants, hoodie, and underwear—and gives us instructions on how to care for her as she recovers from this injury. It is an overwhelming experience for both of us and we lean against each other, hand in hand, sitting on the side of the bed.
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