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âThank you,â Her response was automatized from the many times she had addressed the topic with near strangers the months following her motherâs death. She met his gaze for a moment. With the fatigue, and the discomfort from being back in a hospital, she felt a hollowness in her stomach when their eyes met for that instant. Her eyes slid back down to those flowers, âIâm sorry for bringing it up. You surely have more than enough somber stories in your day,â
âWell my dayâs only just getting started, so-â Sam trailed off and just gave a shrug. âBesides, if we canât occasionally listen to other peopleâs feelings, weâre kind of failing in our jobs.â He gave a smile that he didnât feel at all. âBesides. I ... I can imagine what it feels like to lose a parent. And since thatâs not something Iâd wish on anyone, or something Iâd wish anyone to go through alone. It canât make it easy, coming back to hospitals.â











